Tag: International Relations
As Other Hot Spots Boil, U.S. Shows Its Foreign Policy Focus Is Asia
MELBOURNE, Australia — With Europe bracing for the possibility of its biggest ground war in decades, the American secretary of…
Putin Is Operating on His Own Timetable, and It May Be a Long One
MOSCOW — The Ukraine crisis is here to stay.President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia is increasingly staking his legacy on…
In Beijing, Olympic Spectacle and Global Power Games
BEIJING — China’s leader, Xi Jinping, opened an Olympic Games on Friday intended to celebrate his country’s increasingly assured global…
For Ukraine, Europe Thinks Russia’s Putin Wants More Than War
The answer is surprising, even paradoxical. Europeans and Ukrainians are skeptical of a major Russian invasion in Ukraine not because…
As the U.S. Pulls Back From the Mideast, China Leans In
BEIRUT, Lebanon — In January alone, five senior officials from oil-rich Arab monarchies visited China to discuss cooperation on energy…
The Battle for the World’s Most Powerful Cyberweapon
The Mexico example revealed both the promise and the perils of working with NSO. In 2017, researchers at Citizen Lab,…