The nuclear tinderbox: why the Indo-Pacific is the new arena of great power rivalry
The Aukus pact is more than an arms deal. It is a glimpse of the future of geopolitics in the…
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Why China and the US’s climate announcements are cause for hope
China will no longer fund overseas coal projects, while Joe Biden is promising to increase climate funding for developing countries.
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What does Washington want from Aukus?
Why Joe Biden's administration decided it was worth risking French wrath.
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China whisperers: The US advisers shaping the world’s great rivalry
Despite calls for caution from some quarters, the consensus within the Biden administration is that China needs to be countered.
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“Stab in the back”: How the new Aukus pact sparked French outrage
The new security agreement between the US, UK and Australia has been interpreted in Paris as yet another example of…
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What does the new Aukus alliance mean for global relations?
The new pact between the UK, US and Australia could lead to nothing less than a merger of military, industrial…
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Lithium will be as era-defining as oil, and China is dominating its supply
Lithium batteries are fundamental to 21st-century industrial economies. The geopolitical effects are already being felt, and the West is playing…
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One year on from China’s national security crackdown, Hong Kong is a changed place
The legislation has amounted to a full-spectrum assault by China on the city’s vibrant civil society.
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