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Deal diplomacy: Starmer's China trip bets on business over ideology

British Premier Keir Starmer's visit to China on January 28-31 was the first trip by a British prime minister to Beijing in eight years. It came at a time of uncertainty in both British domestic politics and international relations, reflecting wider geopolitical shifts.

Donald Trump takes the mask off U.S. foreign policy

In a speech at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting on January 21, U.S. President Donald Trump boasted about how great a power the U.S. is—exemplified by its kidnapping of Venezuela's president two weeks earlier—and vowed that his administration would pursue negotiations with Denmark to take over Greenland

Why Canada will never become the 51st state of the U.S.

Living next door to a vastly larger and more powerful country inevitably shapes a nation's sense of self. That reality has defined Canada's relationship with the U.S. since Confederation and long before

Eulogy for an order gone, and manifesto for an order in

Davos: World order at an inﬂection point

The recently concluded 2026 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos will leave enduring imprints on the global economic order

ICE under fire

On January 19, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a holiday commemorating Dr. King's contribution to the civil rights movement, activists in Brooklyn, New York, marched across the Brooklyn Bridge into Manhattan in protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the U.S. federal agency tasked with enforcing the country's immigration laws

The perilous path of Japan's new leadership

Today's young Japanese are being fed a steady diet of aggression and revanchism, creating pent-up hostility that seeks release beyond the nation's borders

The Greenland gambit

U.S. President Donald Trump's renewed threats to bring Greenland under American control—"the easy way" if possible, "the hard way" if necessary—have sent shockwaves through Europe and put NATO's future in question, at a moment when the Atlantic alliance is already under considerable strain

U.S. push to topple Iran serves global push for primacy

Large-scale U.S.-sponsored protests and armed militants are targeting major cities across Iran, destroying property as well as killing security personnel and civilians alike

Hydrogen energy: Achievements and future directions

Hydrogen energy development is transitioning from vision and planning to widespread application. To date, more than 60 countries and regions have announced hydrogen energy development strategies focused on accelerating demonstration projects and real-world deployment

The challenge of Latin American unity

With U.S. officials now raising the prospect of operations in Colombia, Mexico, and beyond, the region is being forced into a long-avoided reckoning: fragmentation is no longer an abstract historical problem, but an immediate strategic liability

Clarifying the implications

Demétrio Toledo, a professor of international relations at Brazil's Federal University of ABC, explored the broader implications of the recent U.S. attack on Venezuela

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