Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping Extend Landmark China-Russia Cooperation Treaty
One more sign of deepening ties between the two Asian giants
Russia, China and a World of Nuclear Weapons
The Cold War ended decades ago, but the nuclear threat is intensifying. You may think thermonuclear bombs couldn’t get any more dangerous. But they can—and they are.
The Woman Who Saved the Man Who Saved the World
By serving a child selflessly, one woman had a profound impact on Western civilization. Who might the children in your life grow up to be?
Putin’s Russia Fires on British Warship?
More evidence of a ‘dangerous new era’
New Expressway Paves Way for China’s Colonization of Cambodia
‘This expressway is another testament to the unbreakable ironclad friendship between Cambodia and China.’
China Breaks Taiwan Incursion Record
‘Once again, America has showcased its broken will to the whole world.’
Chinese-Born Scientist on Trial on Charges He Spied for China
‘This is just the latest case involving professors or researchers concealing their affiliations with China from their American employers and the U.S. government.’
China Moving Into Afghanistan as U.S. Moves Out
What is behind China’s deepening foothold in Central Asia?
‘Dramatic Escalation’: China Seizes Bhutan’s Territory
This brazen move is only the latest showing that the days of China biding its time and hiding its strength are over.
China Gains Control Over Sri Lanka’s Colombo Port City
‘Sri Lanka is on a highway to becoming a Chinese colony.’
China’s Strengthening Position in Central Asia
‘No other external actor is capable of matching China’s economic capacity and investment potential in the region.’
New Digital Currency: Putting Chinese Surveillance in Wallets Worldwide
‘The digital yuan’s acceptance beyond mainland China could give the regime a significant geo-economic tool, one that bypasses the network of banks and financial institutions that are subject to U.S. laws and binds client states more directly to Beijing.’
China Is Not Finished Colonizing the Spratlys
The Chinese ‘blinked’ last month. Now they’re back in greater numbers.
India Edges Nearer to Russia
And the U.S.-India partnership grows weaker.
Russia, China and a World of Nuclear Weapons
Efforts by the United Nations and other international organizations to reduce the nuclear threat have failed.
Putin and the ‘Greatest Catastrophe’
Putin is hammering the former Soviet nations back into Russian control.
China’s New App Lets Citizens Report Others for Uttering ‘Mistaken Opinions’
It’s nothing new for an authoritarian nation to weaponize its citizens against each other. But technology could make the strategy chillingly effective.
How Putin and Xi Could Create a ‘Nightmare Scenario’ for the U.S. Military
If attacks on Ukraine and Taiwan were coordinated, how effectively could the United States military respond?
Record U.S. and EU Coal Plant Closures Offset by Record Openings in China
Despite China’s promises under the Paris Agreement to transition away from coal, it started more coal plants in 2020 than the rest of the planet retired. And the nation isn’t slowing down.
Putin’s New Law Could Make Him Longest-Reigning Russian Ruler Since Peter the Great
But he is beginning to look more like Ivan the Terrible.
Russia Pulls Venezuela and Cuba Deeper Into Its Orbit
Russia has reemerged in Latin America and is determined to increase influence over unstable, anti-U.S. nations run by Communist or socialist governments. The proximity of these nations to the U.S. mainland should sound alarm bells in Washington.
U.S. Military Base Contaminating Drinking Water of Half a Million Japanese
The pollution is only the latest issue stemming from the presence of American troops in Okinawa.
The Nerve of Evolutionists
What one component of a giraffe’s neck tells you about evolution—and about evolutionary science
China’s Maritime Militia Asserting Control Over Another Philippine Reef
‘[A] clear provocative action of militarizing the area’
China Contaminates WHO’s COVID-19 Investigation
‘The world now risks never finding an answer to the virus’s origins.’
