Vladimir Putin Becomes Russia’s Dark Rider
‘Maybe he was always brutal, but now he has decided to be brutal freely, openly, without restrictions.’
China Plans a ‘Polar Silk Road’
The frigid Arctic has been relatively free of geopolitical struggles. But that is changing.
Russia Expands Military Power in Armenia
The Kremlin draws another former Soviet state back into tighter orbit.
China and Europe, Thick as Thieves
A landmark China-EU investment agreement deals a blow to human rights and trans-Atlantic ties.
‘They Want the World to Bow Down to China’
The prime minister-in-exile of East Turkistan exposes the evils that China wants to implement globally.
China Dethrones America as EU’s Top Trade Partner
‘This brings a watershed moment for EU-China trade ties.’
China and India: Peace in the Himalayas?
New satellite images show the People’s Liberation Army vacating a Himalayan flash point, and India is following suit.
Will China’s Digital Currency Bring a SWIFT End to Dollar Supremacy?
‘[F]uture historians might choose Jan. 16, 2021, as the fatal moment for the American empire.’
Putin Sends His Main Critic to ‘the Gulags’
More proof that the world is returning to an age of strongmen
‘Time Bomb’: China Authorizes Coast Guard to Fire on Foreign Ships
Giving the Coast Guard a military mandate is ‘a sign that a plausible war can occur’ in the South China Sea.
Will Russian Protests Drive Putin From Power?
Russians are angered by worsening government authoritarianism, falling living standards, and extreme inequality.
Parting Blow: Trump Administration Charges China With ‘Genocide’
The label is well deserved.
A Military Alliance in All But Name
The giants of Asia are being coy about their relationship.
Russia and China Fly Joint Bomber Patrol Over Pacific
‘Joint aerial patrols by strategic bombers used to be rare, but as they become more frequent in the future, the world will get used to it.’
Japan to Build New Aegis Ships With Preemptive Strike Ability
Tokyo is casting the veil off its return to militarism.
Some of the U.S.’s Wokest Companies Support China’s Genocide of Uyghurs
Decrying racial injustice in America has become a prominent part of some U.S. companies’ public image. But when it comes to China committing ‘the largest incarceration of an ethnoreligious minority since the Holocaust,’ they seem to think profits are more important.
Russia’s Militarization of the Arctic Accelerates
A growing number of military installations are making Russia more capable and antagonistic in this increasingly important region.
Putin Accelerates Buildup of Russian Military Power
The Russian military is now more capable and lethal than at any time since the end of the Cold War—and Europe is taking note.
China’s ‘Secretive’ Nuclear Weapons Buildup Exposed
‘[I]t is clear from imagery that China is engaged in a secretive crash buildup.’
UN Warns of ‘Famines of Biblical Proportions’
The black horseman is not finished riding.
Who Won the U.S. Election? Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping
‘Two presidents have emerged as clear winners of the U.S. election. Unfortunately, they’re sitting in Beijing and Moscow.’
China’s Fifth Plenum—Key Takeaways
Xi Jinping and 370 of China’s other most powerful leaders have laid out a roadmap for the next five years and beyond.
