List of Geopolitics articles
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A grid of video screens shows U.S President Joe Biden attends a virtual summit with ASEAN leaders/ Biden and Xi Struggle to Compete in Asia
What do the two superpowers have in common as they woo the region? Flawed strategies.
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Serbian Army soldiers fire artillery on the eve of Serbia's Statehood Day in Belgrade on Feb. 14. Serbia’s Arms Deals Show It’s Tilting Away From Russia and Toward China
Belgrade’s purchase of FK-3 air defense systems from Beijing marks a shift in Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic’s diplomatic and defense policy.
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U.S. Navy Capt. David Bretz (right) shakes hands with Vietnamese military officials during the arrival of the USNS Mercy in Nha Trang in central Vietnam on May 17, 2018. Vietnam Relations Are a Quiet U.S. Victory Already
There’s no need to empower hard-liners by a potentially provocative upgrade.
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China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi is received by his Kenyan counterpart, Raychelle Omamo, in Mombasa, Kenya. While America Slept, China Became Indispensable
Washington has long ignored much of the world. Beijing hasn’t.
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U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a virtual summit from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington on Nov. 15, 2021. Locking China Out of the Global Order Could Backfire
Washington is wrong to assume Beijing is incapable of accommodation.
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz Russia’s War Has Created a Power Vacuum in Europe
Moscow’s war and Berlin’s morally bankrupt response to it leave Europe without a leader.
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Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (left) gestures toward Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi as they walk after a group photo during the final session of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum summit in Doha, Qatar, on Feb. 22. The Qatarization of the Middle East
Gulf Arab countries are copying Qatar in hedging against U.S. power. Iran is thrilled.
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A carnival float featuring Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko Belarus Is the Other Loser in Putin’s War
Minsk enabled Moscow in its Ukraine war. Now, Belarusians are paying the price.
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Putin and Guterres sit facing each other across an exceptionally long table. The West vs. the Rest
Welcome to the 21st-century Cold War.
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South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol dines with Maj. Gen. David Lesperance, commander of the U.S. 2nd Infantry Division, and other soldiers at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on April 7. Ukraine Has Asia Thinking About War
The return of major conflict is leading Asian countries to boost their militaries.
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People protest in Jamaica. Why Do Caribbean Countries Want to Leave the Monarchy Now?
Of the 14 countries beyond the United Kingdom that retain Queen Elizabeth II as head of state, at least six in the Caribbean want out.
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anthony-fauci-landing-1500x1000-landing Dr. Anthony Fauci Answered Your Questions
The White House’s chief medical advisor and NIAID director answered subscriber questions in this special edition of FP Live.
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Xi and Putin in Moscow Why Xi Is Trapped in Ukraine
Now, it is Russia, not China, sitting in the geopolitical driver’s seat.
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china-us-foreign-policy-eleanor-shakespeare-illustration-hP What Exactly Is America’s China Policy?
The United States needs to right-size the China threat to know how to counter it.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Kremlin in Moscow on Feb. 7. Macron’s European Vision Crashed and Burned in Ukraine
A grand intellectual edifice has collapsed under the weight of its own contradictions.