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What a Kamala Harris foreign policy could look like

What a Kamala Harris foreign policy could look like

She would likely stay tough on Russia and China, and has rebuked Israel’s handling of aid into Gaza.

July 22, 2024 1:33 am CET
US allies grapple with J.D. Vance

US allies grapple with J.D. Vance

July 17, 2024 5:33 am CET
The never-ending job of depriving Putin of the means to kill Ukrainians
What the China-Russia alliance means for the West
UK’s Keir Starmer urges allies to hike defense spending
The world’s most successful military alliance. If you can keep it.
The West’s biggest vulnerability is internal
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Trump ally warns Eastern Europe to rapidly increase defense budgets

The adviser says frontline countries should spend 10 percent on defense to fend off Russia.

July 8, 2024 8:46 pm CET

NATO needs to look toward Pacific because of current realities, Jens Stoltenberg says

“China is the main enabler of Russia’s war aggression against Ukraine,” he said.

July 7, 2024 8:31 pm CET

Secret meetings, private threats and a massive arms race: How the world is preparing for Trump

In 2016, no one in the world was ready for President Trump. America’s NATO allies aren’t making the same mistake this time.

July 7, 2024 11:31 am CET

Starmer will have to walk a US-China tightrope

There’s already some discord between the two countries when it comes to China, but there are areas where they could work on similar approaches.

July 2, 2024 4:00 am CET

Precious rare earth metals belong to the state, China declares

Beijing’s hold on the coveted resources has long been seen as a threat to Western clean power and tech supply chains.

June 30, 2024 1:48 pm CET

Export controls on Russia might be working better than you think

The fact Moscow is so keen to discredit export controls may well be a clue that the measures aren’t ineffective.

June 24, 2024 4:00 am CET

Habeck blames China’s Russia support for worsening Berlin-Beijing relations

Habeck said the EU’s proposed tariffs on imports of EVs from China are “not a punishment,” but compensation for advantages granted by Beijing.

June 22, 2024 12:04 pm CET

Final blow to Chinese ‘neutrality’ on Ukraine war

With the dismissal of the Swiss peace conference, Beijing’s commitment to Russia has reached new heights.

June 19, 2024 4:05 am CET

Biden’s awkward week with India draws scrutiny — and possible solutions

An obscure law could uphold military consequences for India and other countries that conduct nefarious plots on American soil.

June 19, 2024 12:08 am CET

The secret arms deal that cost Putin an ally

Leaked files reveal betrayal by Russia’s proxies provoked Armenia to quit a military alliance with Moscow, in a blow to Vladimir Putin. 

June 13, 2024 8:40 pm CET

Europe buys automakers time with Chinese EV tariffs. Has it saved them?

As the EU executive imposes tariffs on emissions-free cars, politicians are campaigning to save the internal combustion engine.

June 13, 2024 5:26 pm CET

Deforestation law risks pushing Indonesia toward China

However well-intended, the EU’s directive has particularly rattled producers in the Indo-Pacific region.

June 9, 2024 4:00 am CET
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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

Zelenskyy accuses China of helping Russia sabotage peace summit

Ukrainian president unleashes on Beijing, saying it’s helping Moscow threaten countries with higher food and fuel prices to convince them not to attend June 15-16 meeting.

June 2, 2024 9:00 am CET

Zelenskyy expected in Singapore to make Ukraine’s case at top defense summit

The president is expected to address the Shangri-La Dialogue and urge countries to cut ties with Putin.

May 31, 2024 1:41 pm 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

Ukraine extradites man who organized illegal migrant trafficking to Poland

The man organized a human-trafficking corridor through Belarus to the EU, the Security Service of Ukraine said.

May 25, 2024 1:31 pm CET

No sign of survivors at site of Iranian President Raisi’s helicopter crash, Red Crescent says

“No signs of the helicopter’s occupants being alive,” report rescuers at the scene.

May 19, 2024 4:10 pm CET
Unpacked

Trump ally has tough love for Europe

Tipped for a major national security role if Trump is reelected, Elbridge Colby has made clear the transatlantic relationship will only be healthy if Europe pulls its weight.

May 17, 2024 4:00 am CET

How Brexit (and Donald Trump) brought Britain and Japan together

Two island nations bookending the Eurasian continent are joining forces to combat the growing threat from neighboring autocracies.

May 14, 2024 6:21 pm CET

Europe is nowhere close to banning TikTok

The EU has its own ways to deal with the video app. A blanket ban is not (yet) part of it.

May 3, 2024 12:40 pm CET

EU finally ready to bring down Russia’s gas empire … sort of

A new sanctions proposal is expected to target Russia’s liquified natural gas for the first time, but the measures would only cover a quarter of Moscow’s profits.

May 3, 2024 4:00 am CET

EU pulls its gun on China

The EU is accelerating its crackdown on what it sees as Beijing’s unfair support for companies that undermine European rivals.

April 26, 2024 4:00 am CET

Focus harder to rival China’s vast global investment plan, Brussels is told 

EU’s Global Gateway funding has been spread “too thinly” and must be concentrated if it’s to stand a chance against Beijing, internal review says. 

April 23, 2024 9:45 pm CET
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