Ukraine, NATO, and Putin’s Self-Made Predicament

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carnegie by Gerhard Mangott Putin could have gotten out of this trap, had the Russian side positively evaluated the limited Western concessions that are on the table: arms control of medium-range →

South Korean speed skater mocked for making controversial gesture of 'wiping the podium'

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​global times​​​ After South Korean speed skater Cha Min-kyu lost to Chinese skater Gao Tingyu in speed skating men's 500 meters final on Saturday, he made a controversial gesture by wiping the →

Can Israel Thread the Needle Between Russia and Ukraine?

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​national interest​​​ by Janko Šćepanović On February 4, 2022, Israeli outlets reported that Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba expressed his country’s interest in deepening defensive →

US’ new Indo-Pacific Strategy a Biden administration fantasy targeting China: experts

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​global times​​​ By Liu Caiyu The US strategy for a "free and open Indo-Pacific" that leans heavily on coordinating with its alliances, building up stronger presence in Southeast Asia as well as →

Romney Proposes Compromise to Child Tax Credit in Build Back Better

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​national interest​​​ by Stephen Silver The expanded child tax credit, which was a key provision of last year’s American Rescue Plan Act, expired at the end of 2021. The White House held a “Day of →

Does Russia’s Syria Intervention Reveal Its Ukraine Strategy?

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by Nikolas K. Gvosdev Senior U.S. national security officials, diplomats, and military officers are all sounding similar warnings. “If Russia intervenes, they face a difficult fight.” “Russian forces →

China's largest chipmaker SMIC to see more capacity after record sales revenue despite US crackdown

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global times China's largest chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) said the company's factory expansion is going smoothly and three projects, upon completion, will make its →

What Is Really Driving Chinese Aggression?

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​national interest​​​ by Paul Heer Foreign commentary on China’s international behavior routinely characterizes it (in varying measures) as aggressive, coercive, expansionist, and →

Why Washington Has Lost Its Mind Over Ukraine

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​national interest​​​ by David C. Hendrickson What did we just witness? I refer to the two-month frenzy that seized the Western media, in which Vladimir Putin was massing 175,000 troops on Ukraine’s →

Iran will ensure steady oil supply to China even if US provokes war over Taiwan question: Iranian Ambassador

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​global times​​​ By Hu Yuwei and Bai Yunyi PART 1 - Common roots and firm support GT: February 11 is Iran's National Day. Will there be any celebrations in Beijing? What messages do you wish to →

The United States Is Ignoring Latin America. China Isn’t.

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​national interest​​​ by Joe Bauer Argentine president Alberto Fernández was not in Beijing simply to take in the Winter Games, or just to lay a wreath at the memorial of Chairman Mao Zedong in →

EU predicts strong 2022 growth for Central Europe, well above bloc average

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emerging europe by Craig Turp-Balazs Poland leads Central Europe in the European Union’s latest growth forecasts, confirming its economy’s resilience despite recurring Covid-19 waves and disruptions →

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