by Feizal Samath | 8 Jun 2021 | Asia, Politics
A huge port city project backed by China in Sri Lanka has the U.S. and India worried about Beijing’s sway in the South Asian island nation. Asia’s largest sand dredger belonging to China Harbour Engineering Co pumps sand during construction of the Colombo...
by David Schlesinger | 1 Feb 2021 | Americas, Asia, China, Donald Trump, Joe Biden
A top secret White House document, surprisingly declassified, says the U.S. should seek “primacy” against rival China and promote ties with India. Chinese leader Xi Jinping invites then U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) to review an honour guard during a...
by Bernd Debusmann | 17 May 2019 | Americas, Decoders, Donald Trump, Europe
The Soviet Union and its allies opposed the West for 36 years. After the Iron Curtain fell, NATO expanded, deepening Russian-Western tensions. Russian Premier Nikolai Bulganin signs the eight-nation Warsaw Pact, Warsaw, Poland, 14 May 14, 1955 (AP Photo) The North...
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by David Schlesinger | 25 Apr 2018 | Asia, China
By David Schlesinger Making a huge statement about wanting to project military might, China is beginning sea trials of its first home-built aircraft carrier, the same week it conducted exercises with its first carrier, a rebuilt Soviet ship bought from Ukraine. The...
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by Bernd Debusmann | 6 Mar 2017 | Americas, Donald Trump, United States
By Bernd Debusmann U.S. President Donald Trump is calling for the “greatest military buildup in American history,” to be financed in part by sharp cuts in funding for the country’s diplomatic service and its major foreign aid agency. In a nutshell: more...
