With skirmishes breaking out around the Persian Gulf and a memorandum of understanding allegedly making its way to the president's desk, the Middle East is teetering between a new round of fighting and an uneasy peace. As of this writing, the terms of thi... See more
Donald Trump is a teetotaler, but his fondness for the original Cuba Libre is impossible to ignore. On Wednesday, he commemorated Cuba's Independence Day with a statement reinforcing CIA director John Ratcliffe's earlier message to Havana that time is run... See more
This week's Beijing summit had all the necessary ingredients for an epic geopolitical confrontation. Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, the central figures in the rivalry reshaping global politics, squared off for the first time since their showdown in Busan. I... See more
Remembering the Chinese Nobel laureate who died in 2017 under police guard while serving an 11-year prison sentence. Defending Taiwan As President Donald Trump prepares for the upcoming summit in Beijing with Chinese Premier Xi Jinping, Taiwan has entered... See more
King Charles III’s trip across the Atlantic came at a difficult time. The Iran campaign marks a low point for the transatlantic alliance, his host country is preparing to celebrate the 250th anniversary of evicting his family’s rule, and the "no kings" pr... See more
