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Chinese barges and Taiwan Strait drills are about global power projection − not just a potential invasion
Chinese barges and Taiwan Strait drills are about global power projection − not just a potential invasion A Mulberry Harbour for the 21st century. Image from video posted on Weibo via Chinese state media. Is China intent on a D-Day style invasion of Taiwan? Certainly that has been the tone of some of the reporting […]
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Maritime truce would end a sorry war on the waves for Russia that set back its naval power ambitions
Maritime truce would end a sorry war on the waves for Russia that set back its naval power ambitions A warship is seen docked in the port of the Black Sea city of Sochi. Mikhail Mordasov/AFP via Getty Images Away from the grueling land battles and devastating airstrikes, the Ukraine war has from its outset […]
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What is the rules-based order? How this global system has shifted from ‘liberal’ origins − and where it could be heading next
What is the rules-based order? How this global system has shifted from ‘liberal’ origins − and where it could be heading next Global order? Put a pin in it. Getty Images The phrase “international rules-based order” has long been a fixture in global politics. Western leaders often use it to describe a framework of rules, […]
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How Trump’s foreign aid and diplomatic cuts will make it harder for the US to wield soft power to maintain its friendships and win new ones
How Trump’s foreign aid and diplomatic cuts will make it harder for the US to wield soft power to maintain its friendships and win new ones Soft power is lower-risk and lower-cost than hard power strategies. A Mokhtari/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images The Trump administration has proposed shuttering USAID and cutting some of the State […]
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