China is the superpower that holds a key that Western capitals do not possess.
Even the U.S. military says it will take at least 10 years to replenish its ammunition stockpiles.
When America gets drunk from waging endless wars, paradoxically the whole planet wakes up with a terrible hangover.
Tehran and Washington have embarked on a desperate game of cat and mouse.
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China’s wait-and-see strategy could soon bear fruit.
[A]s great as the burden on Trump's shoulders is, so, too, is the difficulty of predicting his moves.
The likelihood is that the outcomes weren’t as favorable as [Trump] initially hoped.
Trump’s attack already seems distant, while the Taiwan issue is intimately relevant.
The question Trump faces in Beijing will no longer be “whether he can strike a deal,” but rather, “what will he give up to get one.”
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Venezuela is still a country plagued by social, economic and institutional crises.
[O]il, CITGO and the control of gold remain the key pieces on a geopolitical chessboard.
The Trump administration is gathering strength in Greenland.
Trump’s total net worth is about $6.5 billion ... nearly a threefold increase since returning to the U.S. presidency.
[T]he parties have thrown Taiwan into the fire. Trump will even use security threats against allies or partners as bargaining chips.
Trump appeared more focused on admiring China’s grand ballroom designs and expressing interest in building a similar one in the United States.
Among the lessons is that the international community is interconnected and interdependent due to the phenomenon of globalization.
The global backdrop has changed. Resource competition has escalated. It is no longer about interdependence.
Washington, however, is not merely a policymaking capital. It is also a highly competitive marketplace of narratives.
It goes without saying that the war against Iran will take center stage in Beijing.
Who will hold out longer, Iran under a naval blockade or the world economy without 20% of its oil and gas supply?
The agreements are not the EU’s problem; it is the lack of political will in its capital cities.