The bilateral guardrails erected in Beijing last week may buy time, but they do not fix global governance institutions drifting toward a rupture that historically has preceded systemic collapse, writes Tatiana Carayannis.
Beijing’s influence now extends well beyond the Indo-Pacific and reaches into Europe in ways Washington cannot ignore, writes Alexander Korolev.
If the main agenda was to reinforce the personal connection between the two leaders, to keep U.S.-China tensions under check and to choreograph a stable pathway forward, the visit seems to have served its purpose, writes M.K. Bhadrakumar.
To say not much happened during Trump’s two days in the Chinese capital, as a lot of people seem to think, is to miss the forest for the trees.
A brash, expansionist Donald Trump returned from two days in China, having been schooled by Xi Jinping in what global stability looks like. Watch the replay.
A forensic investigation into how Washington leveraged the war in Iran to replace Nord Stream, save the dollar, and establish total command over the world’s fuel from the Arctic to the Indian Ocean. Richard Medhurst reports.
As Washington retreats from multilateral institutions to instead opt for bilateral and transactional engagements, much of the world expects China to fill the gap, writes Damilola Banjo.
Former C.I.A. analyst Ray McGovern and ex-U.N. weapons inspector Scott Ritter join The World This Week to discuss the latest developments in the Iran war as Donald Trump cancels his realtors’ return to Islamabad. 8 pm EDT, Saturday.
Shaky truces are in place in Lebanon and Iran as the belligerents plot their next moves. Can an uncertain war become a certain peace? Ray McGovern and Scott Ritter this week on The World This Week. Watch the replay.
In Iran and Ukraine, what is at stake — what is fought for and against — is a rebalancing of power that will prove of world-historical magnitude when it is at last accomplished.