Beijing’s High-Risk Approach to Its Economic Confrontation With Washington How did the world’s two largest economies stumble toward a trade war that neither truly seeks and which the rest of the world can’t afford? Following U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” ceremony on April 2, during which he unveiled tariffs of varying levels on all of Washington’s trade partners, the […]

In 2018, when former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter were found unconscious in Salisbury after being poisoned in an assassination attempt attributed to Moscow, the UK government reacted with swift and decisive action. It expelled Russian diplomats, froze certain Russian state assets, and imposed other diplomatic sanctions. Similarly, there has been official recognition of Chinese government-sponsored threats against […]

Pakistan’s defense minister warned Monday that a military attack by neighboring India could be imminent following last week’s deadly militant attack on tourists in Kashmir, escalating tensions between the two nuclear-armed rivals. Context Last week’s attack in Kashmir, which left 26 people dead, sparked outrage in Hindu-majority India and fueled calls for action against Muslim-majority Pakistan. India has long accused […]