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China is threatening EU agriculture. Should farmers squeal?

Beijing’s threat of tariffs on EU agricultural imports comes as trade volumes are already falling.

June 7, 2024 6:00 am CET

Kyiv’s dilemma: Gaza overshadows Ukraine for non-NATO countries

Kyiv already struggled to convince countries not in NATO to back its cause. The war in the Middle East has made that even harder.

May 31, 2024 12:33 am CET
Letter from Tokyo

Japan hunkers down for Trump 2.0

The possible return of Donald Trump to the White House has bred a deep sense of insecurity among Japan’s business and political elite.

April 9, 2024 11:26 am CET

Liz Truss’ massive in-flight food and booze bill revealed

Taxpayers picked up tab for catering worth more than £1,000-a-head during flight to Australia when former U.K. PM was foreign secretary.

March 7, 2024 5:50 pm CET

Expensive fuel and million dollar missiles: Counting the cost of the Red Sea crisis

The standoff between Iran-backed Houthis and the West is taking a toll on the world economy.

January 4, 2024 6:41 pm CET

China picks ex-navy chief as new defense minister

The appointment comes months after disappearance of predecessor Li Shangfu.

December 29, 2023 2:23 pm CET

Diplomatic cables reveal UK fears over $15B Vietnam coal deal

Briefing notes reveal private worries about a major green deal struck between Vietnam and international donors.

December 8, 2023 3:39 pm CET

Russia warns US that Ukraine will be its ‘second Vietnam’

‘We can’t let Putin win,’ Biden said on Wednesday.

December 7, 2023 3:53 pm CET

China’s Xi goes full Stalin with purge

In a sign of instability in Beijing’s top ranks, foreign policy and defense officials are vanishing as Xi roots out perceived enemies.

December 6, 2023 4:00 am CET

Henry Kissinger, America’s most famous diplomat, dies at 100

Henry Kissinger, a ruthless practitioner of the art of realpolitik who had an outsize impact on global events and who won a premature Nobel Peace Prize for …

November 30, 2023 3:06 am CET

Anti-green backlash hovers over COP climate talks

War, a fossil fuel boom and populist revolts are sapping the optimism from the fight against climate change. And then there’s Trump.

November 20, 2023 6:00 am CET

Xi Jinping seeks Germany’s help to avert China-EU trade war

The Chinese president calls on Europe to ‘uphold the principles of market and fairness’ amid a dispute over state subsidies.

November 3, 2023 6:52 pm CET
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How Europe became the Wild West of spyware

Forget the EU’s reputation as a global tech enforcer. For surveillance companies, it’s a place where anything goes.

October 25, 2023 1:00 pm CET

Hamas attack might be Israel’s Tet Offensive

The real significance of the Vietcong’s offensive was the political shock wave it sent through American society — and the Hamas attack might have similar consequences for Israel.

October 11, 2023 4:02 am CET

Action on critical minerals is needed now

As tensions with China grow, Western countries need to do more to finance and build alternative supply chains for critical minerals.

September 28, 2023 5:55 am CET

‘I don’t want to contain China,’ Biden says in Beijing’s backyard

Biden is on the third day of his Asian trip that included stops in India for the G20 summit and Vietnam to upgrade the bilateral relationship.

September 10, 2023 6:08 pm CET

West goes easy on Russia to save the G20

The group of the top world economies remains intact, but many are questioning at what cost as Western powers opt for consensus.

September 10, 2023 1:59 pm CET

Labour should encourage Britain’s Indo-Pacific ambitions

When it comes to foreign policy and the UK’s uncertain place in a fast-changing world, the opposition should be thinking beyond electoral tactics.

September 8, 2023 4:32 am CET

Scoop! Why Ben from Ben & Jerry’s blames America for war in Ukraine

Your favorite ice cream mogul is campaigning against countering Vladimir Putin’s aggression.

July 20, 2023 4:00 am CET

Britain’s post-Brexit trade alliance is a triumph … for Japan

Tokyo is the biggest winner of the UK’s accession to the CPTPP.

July 13, 2023 10:48 pm CET

US Republicans declare war on … Barbie

Warner Bros. said there were no geopolitics intended in “Barbie.”

July 7, 2023 4:19 pm CET

Barbie movie banned in Vietnam over South China Sea dispute

Hanoi says upcoming Hollywood film features controversial ‘nine-dash line.’

July 3, 2023 5:26 pm CET

War in Ukraine could last ‘decades,’ ex-Russian leader says

No end in sight, Dmitry Medvedev reckons.

May 26, 2023 10:30 am CET

China fears threaten to shatter G7 unity

The threat of China invading Taiwan is dividing allies at Hiroshima summit.

May 18, 2023 10:50 am CET
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