Tehran is very resentful of the way India, bowing to Trump’s America, has stopped importing its oil and is losing interest in Chabahar
For 40 years, Saudi Arabia and Iran have competed for the loyalty of the Islamic world. Since 1979, the debate between Sunni and Shia Muslims has influenced politics, trade and culture for about two billion people.
While the assault on human health will–hopefully–be temporary, the political and economic upheaval it has unleashed could last for generations.
The coronavirus pandemic is both a foreign policy and a public health issue — and the Trump administration’s mismanagement on both fronts has cost tens of thousands of American lives and trillions of dollars to our economy.
China’s rise and new transnational threats leave the United States with a unique opportunity to reform the UN in its national interest.
Although China’s aid offers have generally been welcomed by those leaders struggling to contain the outbreak, it is still far too early to conclude that Beijing is actually winning over any European hearts and minds.
COVID-19 has stressed state institutions and global relations. As we look ahead towards recovery, countries are going to be grappling with a variety of issues, some of them anticipated and others completely unforeseen.
It is possible that the virus might stimulate greater levels of Sino-U.S. cooperation in some respects, in particular regarding preparations for future pandemics and other transnational security threats
China’s drastic measures helped contain the coronavirus outbreak, which continues to spread rapidly across the United States. Beijing has seized the moment to expand its global leadership and advertise its governance model.
Hungary's parliament last week gave Prime Minister Viktor Orban the power to govern by decree.