Geopolitics
War, diplomacy and great-power competition
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Star wars returns
Donald Trump’s quest for orbital dominance
The best part of the UK-EU deal is a system for doing more deals
Sir Keir Starmer’s “reset” is still a hard Brexit. It will need softening
Donald Trump dashes any hope that he will get tough with Russia
He has nothing but kind words for Vladimir Putin
Vietnam, squeezed between America and China, looks for new friends
It might even try to invigorate ASEAN
American threats push Greenland closer to Denmark
The fear of invasion is undermining the anti-colonial movement
America’s new ship-killer missiles come to the Philippines
US Marines are training to defend Taiwan in a new way
War in Ukraine
Peace talks are starting in Istanbul, but who will be there?
Vladimir Putin seems to have developed cold feet
A mineral deal with America points to a path ahead for Ukraine
Both Donald Trump and Ukraine’s diplomats will consider it a success
Ukraine’s fighters fear Russian attacks and America’s ceasefire
On the front line they want peace, but not at any price
America is selling a Ukraine peace plan. No one is buying, yet
If they can’t seal the deal, Donald Trump’s team may walk away
War in the Middle East
Israel says it is unleashing an “unprecedented attack”
More war beckons, as Donald Trump freezes out Binyamin Netanyahu
The war in Gaza must end
America should press Binyamin Netanyahu to accept a ceasefire, then press Hamas to disarm
A Faustian pact with the Houthis
A new American deal strengthens their grip over Yemen
Israel’s radical new course in Gaza
A deeply flawed plan to fight Hamas and feed Gazans
Is Donald Trump about to bomb Iran or rebuild it?
His negotiator, Steve Witkoff, walks a tightrope
Turkey and Israel are becoming deadly rivals in Syria
The Middle East’s beefiest powers are playing out their regional ambitions there
The Telegram
How to fight the next pandemic, without America
The world scrambles to save global health policy from Donald Trump
Donald Trump picks the wrong trade fight with China
America will lose an economic-pain war
The ugly task of Putin-proofing your border
Russia’s European neighbours hate landmines. They are installing them anyway
Xi Jinping’s Trump-sized puzzle
For all its strength and swagger, China is struggling to handle an impulsive America
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Asia
America’s new ship-killer missiles come to the Philippines
US Marines are training to defend Taiwan in a new way
Asia
On its own terms, ASEAN is surprisingly effective
The group has helped keep countries from each others’ throats
Briefing
Vietnam, squeezed between America and China, looks for new friends
It might even try to invigorate ASEAN
Europe
Donald Trump dashes any hope that he will get tough with Russia
He has nothing but kind words for Vladimir Putin
Europe
American threats push Greenland closer to Denmark
The fear of invasion is undermining the anti-colonial movement
International
Why Donald Trump is a globalist
The mystery of an America First president fascinated by foreigners’ disputes
Finance & economics
Trump’s trade deal with Britain will worry allies and rivals alike
Sir Keir Starmer will at least be pleased to have been first
The Americas
Xi Jinping tries to press China’s advantage in South America
New polling suggests locals are warming to China
Leaders
The war in Gaza must end
America should press Binyamin Netanyahu to accept a ceasefire, then press Hamas to disarm
Briefing
Would Vladimir Putin attack NATO?
Russia is building up its forces, causing fear in its neighbours
Leaders
What Putin wants—and how Europe should thwart him
Many Europeans are complacent about the threat Russia poses—and misunderstand how to deter its president