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Asia-Pacific

US-China trade war: Escalate to de-escalate to escalate?

Even if Trump lowers tariff heat he says he wants to force the rest of the world to choose one team or the other

Hegseth Philippines
QiOSK

Major US-Philippine military drills kick off amid tensions with China

This is an annual event but with bigger and more lethal weapons on display, and close to the South China Sea

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Europe

Manifrost destiny? Trump losing sight of real opportunity in Arctic

The US can engage in prudent exercises of power, and not just with military sticks and stones

Diplomacy Watch Donald Trump Putin Zelensky
QiOSK

Zelenskyy doubles down on Chinese fighters in Ukraine

Beijing denies its citizens are there in any official capacity

JD Vance
QiOSK

Poll: Americans underwhelmed by Trump foreign policy

But the president gets GOP backing for closing USAID and leaving the Paris agreement

Donald Trump Xi Jinping
Asia-Pacific

US-China trade war is on: Could it turn violent, and when?

The far bigger threat from Trump-China tariffs is a sharp escalation in ongoing security tensions that could easily turn into something else