6 h. ago Welcome to a world where wars don’t end and sanctions don’t work

For much of the modern era, power was easy to recognise. It belonged to the states that could win wars decisively, enforce sanctions effectively and impose political outcomes far beyond their borders. That definition no longer works. The world is moving towards what scholars have described as a form of “distributed multipolarity”, a landscape in which no single actor – not the United States, not China, not Russia – can fully shape events in the way great powers once expected. Tools once seen as...

Events

10 h. ago How China and Russia’s economic transitions reshaped generational mobility

How China and Russia’s economic transitions reshaped generational mobility  University of Chicago News

Economics

19 h. ago Why Gulf region’s dreams of aviation domination are built on sand

We should call it the “Neom factor”: the force that transforms reasonable aggressive ambition into hallucinogenic fantasyland. It glared out at me last week in a Financial Times headline: “Three ‘Heathrows’ of growth: the unstoppable rise of Middle East airports”. In short, Dubai, Istanbul, Riyadh, Doha and Abu Dhabi in aggregate have airport expansion plans to lift passenger capacity almost threefold to around 750 million a year over the coming decades. In the words of Paul Griffiths, chief...

Politics

31 h. ago Fiona Hill on what Trump’s Caribbean boat strikes signal to Russia and China : Here & Now Anytime

Fiona Hill on what Trump’s Caribbean boat strikes signal to Russia and China : Here & Now Anytime  NPR

Politics

33 h. ago The New Great Power Rivalry—China, Russia, America—Explained

The New Great Power Rivalry—China, Russia, America—Explained  Next Big Idea Club

Politics

39 h. ago Trump backs Taiwan's $40B defense plan as China's alliance with Russia tightens

Trump backs Taiwan's $40B defense plan as China's alliance with Russia tightens  Fox Business

Politics

45 h. ago Taking on China from Russia’s border: Inside Europe’s biggest rare earths factory

Taking on China from Russia’s border: Inside Europe’s biggest rare earths factory  CNBC

Politics

54 h. ago Macron visits China seeking pressure on Russia and fairer trade

Macron visits China seeking pressure on Russia and fairer trade  TVP World

Politics

58 h. ago Israel receives body from Hamas, says Rafah crossing could soon open

Israel received a body that Hamas said was one of the last two deceased hostages in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, as Israel said it would allow Gaza’s gateway to Egypt to open once all hostages were returned. A body has been transferred by the Red Cross to the Israeli military and will undergo forensic identification, a statement from the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office said. Hamas also handed over remains on Tuesday, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office later said were not of any...

Politics

62 h. ago Lebanon and Israel hold first direct civilian talks in decades

Lebanese and Israeli civilian representatives held their first direct talks in decades on Wednesday under the auspices of a year-old ceasefire monitoring mechanism, though Lebanon’s premier cautioned the new diplomatic contact did not amount to broader peace discussions. The two sides met at the UN peacekeeping force’s headquarters in Lebanon’s Naqura near the border with Israel, where the guarantors of the November 2024 ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah regularly convene. Lebanon and...

Politics

63 h. ago Russia strengthens financial ties to China with first renminbi bond

Russia strengthens financial ties to China with first renminbi bond  Financial Times

Politics

64 h. ago A diminished Russia risks losing control of Far East territory as China and North Korea expand influence

A diminished Russia risks losing control of Far East territory as China and North Korea expand influence  Milwaukee Independent

Events

65 h. ago Macron arrives in China for talks with Xi on trade ties and Russia’s war in Ukraine

Macron arrives in China for talks with Xi on trade ties and Russia’s war in Ukraine  AP News

Politics

65 h. ago China, Russia united against ‘Japanese militarism’ as Wang Yi, Shoigu meet

China and Russia had reached a “high degree” of strategic consensus on issues related to Japan and jointly opposed the revival of “Japanese militarism”, a readout from Beijing said after Foreign Minister Wang Yi met chief Kremlin security aide Sergei Shoigu in Moscow. Statements from the World War II allies after Tuesday’s meeting indicated continued solidarity amid growing China-Japan tensions. Shoigu, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, also told Wang that Russia could achieve...

Events

3 d. ago China, Russia to advance strategic coordination toward higher quality

China, Russia to advance strategic coordination toward higher quality  news.cgtn.com

Events

3 d. ago China, Russia conduct strategic alignment on issues related to Japan

China, Russia conduct strategic alignment on issues related to Japan  Global Times

Politics

4 d. ago China’s currency push gains ground as Russia nears issuance of yuan bond

Russia is inching closer to its first yuan-denominated sovereign bond sale, aiding China’s push to raise the global standing of its currency. Russia’s Finance Ministry will start taking orders on December 2 for the two-part, domestically traded notes. The borrower was expected to market the new debt with a targeted coupon of 6.25 to 6.5 per cent for a 3.2-year tranche, the Interfax news agency reported, adding that the coupon for a 7.5-year portion would be capped at 7.5 per cent. Running a...

Politics

5 d. ago Why Venezuela’s allies Russia and China are slinking away as Trump ramps up pressure on Maduro

Why Venezuela’s allies Russia and China are slinking away as Trump ramps up pressure on Maduro  New York Post

Politics

5 d. ago Beijing Goes Quiet as China’s Top General Vanishes After Russia Trip

Beijing Goes Quiet as China’s Top General Vanishes After Russia Trip  Vision Times

Politics

5 d. ago Netanyahu: corruption trial ‘impossible demand’, seeks pardon amid protests

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked the country’s president on Sunday for a pardon in his years-long corruption trial, arguing that criminal proceedings were hindering his ability to govern and that a pardon would be good for Israel. Netanyahu, the country’s longest-serving prime minister, has long denied the bribery, fraud and breach of trust charges. His lawyers said in a letter to the president’s office that the prime minister still believes the legal proceedings would result in a...

Events