Chinese antitrust. On Tuesday, Chinese regulators published sweeping new antitrust rules targeting Chinese tech giants, the latest move in a slow-motion collision between the state and mega-firms like Alibaba. Beijing’s concerns are partly economic; the rapid growth of Chinese tech firms, along with their expansion into sectors like financial services, has generated risks for consumers, […]
Cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh. The leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia have signed an agreement to end hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh. Russia will deploy nearly 2,000...
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India-Pakistan tensions over Kashmir stretch back to partition in 1948. In many ways, the historical pattern shows an evolution toward a “frozen”...
Empowering China’s coast guard. Beijing has drafted legislation authorizing the Chinese coast guard to fire on foreign vessels that intrude into Chinese-claimed waters. The...
Background: In Ethiopia, regional administrative divisions are drawn largely along ethnic lines, so political unrest, too, tends to be defined by these divisions, often...
Failed talks. Sudan’s Water Ministry said that the latest round of talks between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam have...
Background: Since 2016, Turkey has had a firm foothold in northern and western Syria, in part by supporting Sunni rebel militias. Its presence there...
The Geopolitics of the American President