Beijing’s struggles. China is apparently having a devil of a time reducing overcapacity in its steel industry. It’s also reportedly struggling to take on overcapacity in its oil refining industry. This comes a day after the EU imposed new tariffs on Chinese aluminum. It’s a useful reminder that, sometimes, Beijing’s refusal to commit to trade […]
Despite its enormous potential, India is by no means an inevitable counterweight to Chinese ambitions in the Indian Ocean. The country's immense domestic needs...
U.S.-Philippine defense ties. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday reaffirmed that the U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty applies to parts of the South...
Iran talks. Top Israeli defense officials will head to Washington later this month to discuss the Iran nuclear deal. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
U.S. Navy in Indian waters. A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer on Wednesday conducted a freedom of navigation operation (FONOP) inside India’s exclusive economic zone...
Jordan will celebrate its centennial anniversary on April 11. The milestone coincides with a rift within the Hashemite monarchy that the government unexpectedly brought...
Venezuelan soldiers started flooding into Apure, a state along the border with Colombia, just over two weeks ago. The deployments aimed to tamp down...
Background: Times are tough in the European Union. The pandemic and subsequent lockdown caused an economic downturn, and then its vaccination plan was bungled...
European diplomacy. European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are in Ankara for talks with Turkish President Recep...
