
Tensions with North Korea are rising as the United States strengthens its missile defense in response to threats.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has used strong words against North Korea after the country threatened to attack the United States.

China should not lose sight of the need to develop more sustainable and renewable ways of meeting its energy demands, even as the country looks set to form new energy ties with Russia.

A new initiative by the BRICS coalition of emerging countries, intended to establish a new development bank, will rival traditional development groups such as the IMF and World Bank and may shift the balance of power of the world's economy.

Power has become more fleeting and transient, with a number of different kinds of constraints limiting the abilities of those in power, whether countries, corporations, churches, or armies.

The Cyprus banking crisis is an exaggerated version of the problems that persist throughout peripheral Europe.

China may need a bigger military budget to match its growing global presence.

The direction of Sino-Venezuelan ties remains unknown following Chavez' death.

Proliferation threats from North Korea remain acute given Pyongyang's alliance with rogue states.

China’s business and trade links to Venezuela play a far more prominent role in shaping and defining the bilateral relationship than political or diplomatic ties.