The frenemy: how Australia navigates rivalry between China and the US
Australia is balancing growing security concerns over China's military expansion against its deep economic reliance on Beijing as its largest trading partner.
Australia is balancing growing security concerns over China's military expansion against its deep economic reliance on Beijing as its largest trading partner.
Months after asking Donald Trump whether the two powers could avoid destructive rivalry, Xi Jinping appears increasingly confident that they can, according to a new report.

In a broadcast interview, author and war correspondent Scott Anderson argues the United States is again misjudging Iran, drawing parallels with the 1979 revolution.

World leaders gathering at the UN this week are expected to focus heavily on the future of artificial intelligence and the economic ripple effects of the stalled US-Iran conflict.

As Trump prepares to host Xi Jinping in Washington, one analyst suggests China's leadership may be overconfident about the country's global standing.

In a Guardian opinion column, Mujtaba Rahman argues Europe faces bigger long-term challenges from Russia and China than from Donald Trump.

Concerns over Russian activity, US rhetoric on Greenland, and competition for critical raw materials are elevating the Arctic on the European Union's policy agenda, according to Deutsche Welle.

Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf made the remarks in comments reported by Iran's IRNA news agency.

A media analysis cited by TASS argues that despite its military and diplomatic network, the United States failed to achieve decisive results against Iran, signaling a shift in global power.

Brigadier General Mohammad Akrami-Nia claims recent war demonstrates a shift toward a 'post-American' world order, according to Iran's state-run IRNA.
Calls from some experts to slow development of frontier artificial intelligence models are running up against Washington's push to preserve its technological lead and Beijing's wariness of being contained, according to a report by Anadolu Agency.

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf praised recent Chinese and Russian vetoes at the UN Security Council, framing them as evidence of a shifting global order.

Israeli prime minister makes sweeping regional pledge, according to a report from Al Jazeera

An analysis published by Al Jazeera contends Beijing does not need to replicate Washington's military role in the Gulf to expand its regional leverage.

Historian and author Anne Applebaum tells France 24 that America's retreat from its role as leader of the democratic world reflects a lasting transformation, not a single administration's policy.

Writer Anne Applebaum tells France 24 that Washington's approach to global power is transforming beyond any single administration, reshaping alliances such as Canada's ties with other partners

Twelve European countries meeting in Finland urged Brussels to expand its role in the Arctic, describing the region as a geopolitical flashpoint involving Russia and the United States.

Brazilian journalist and geopolitical analyst tells Russian news agency TASS that the current conflict cannot be resolved through negotiation.

Belarus leader alleges Western elites target resource-rich eastern territories rather than Belarus itself.
In an interview with Anadolu Agency, astrophysicist Fabrizio Pinto discusses how new rivalries between nations and the growing role of private companies are transforming competition for the moon and beyond.