China

How longtime Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s economic record could shape Sunday’s election.

Government paralysis is freezing budgets and wrecking public trust.

The Iran war has disrupted a different, more fragile global energy system.

A key meeting with the Taiwanese opposition signals a different model of cross-strait stability.

Ma Xingrui is the latest official ensnared by anti-corruption purges.

Washington thinks offensive cyber power will restore deterrence. It’s mistaken.

Trumpian chaos conceals a wider bipartisan shift aimed at China.

The lack of a counterweight encourages intervention and overreach.

Western tariffs accelerated its transformation into a sophisticated extension of China’s industrial policy.

U.S. operations in Iran risk draining limited U.S. stocks.

The Iran war has punctured—though not completely popped—the region’s tech bubble.

Blocked fertilizer shipments plus La Niña spell trouble for farmers around the world.

Recent mandates show the Chinese leader wants both loyalty and creativity from officials.

From the president on down, many Americans still do not grasp the implications of drones and other threats.

Jason Bordoff on the winners and losers from conflict in the Middle East.

A much-ballyhooed idea is almost—but not quite—dead.

A harsh religious crackdown has caught pastors in its net.

Such a view both overstates and understates the scope of Beijing’s ambitions.

The Chinese president faces an uphill battle in his hopes for a second capital.

Will there be order after chaos?

A strategic location coupled with a close U.S. partnership makes for an attractive military target.

Beijing fears a failed state on its border.

Even once the war ends, it will take time to get back to normal energy flows.

Ten years hence, the world will look very different.

A new book debates who wins wars and why.

Americans are paying, reindustrialization isn’t happening, and China profits.

Chinese officials are being asked to do everything all at once.

Sanae Takaichi committing to Taiwan’s defense would help keep the peace.

Even as Trump wages war on Tehran, he’s reigniting his economic war against U.S. trading partners.

The bloc isn’t a geopolitical alliance, and it shouldn’t be expected to function like one.

Beijing must navigate an oil crunch and fragile diplomacy with Washington.

It’s the latest case study in the persistent failure of transnational solidarity.

Private Chinese capital is being locked out of mutually beneficial opportunities.

A growth target of 4.5 percent is the lowest in decades.

Washington has yet to recognize that mobility is an essential part of regional security.

Forget the inflated comparisons. Neither the war in the Middle East nor the Russian invasion of Ukraine ever signaled a global conflagration.

Diplomatic messaging suggests Beijing’s potential for mediation in the war.

Beijing is as concerned about Gulf partners as Tehran.

Donald Trump may need Xi Jinping’s help to stop conflict from spreading.

The Iran strikes will convince Beijing to double down on military growth.

Amid global oil and gas disruptions, China stands prepared for the electrostate era.

A poll of IR scholars reveals strong opposition to the conflict and fears about its risks.

Beijing doesn’t want to imitate the United States’ alliance obligations.

Each day of war that passes adds to the physical risks to global oil and gas, but so far markets have basically shrugged.

Beijing won’t risk its broader Middle East interests to save the Islamic Republic.

Beijing is an unentangled superpower—but one with key interests at stake.

Mark Carney’s tour of the Indo-Pacific this week is a rousing show of defiance, but it may have unintended effects.

The shortage of a popular regional specialty is shaking global meat markets.

Beijing is less likely to risk an invasion while Trump is facilitating its pressure campaign against Taipei.

A sweeping draft law could test the balance between control and economic growth.

The Supreme Court ruling has thrown the U.S. president’s tariff strategy and trade deals into chaos.

The influential Pentagon official is narrowing choices available to U.S. allies.

The Taliban government can’t protect Chinese miners from local hostility.

Kurt Campbell: “The president clearly wants short-term deals.”

A conversation with the authors of “The Great Heist” on Beijing’s spycraft—and what can be done about it.

Washington is leveraging its power to intimidate countries that are trying to protect the planet.

In most Chinese workplaces, the stereotype is far from the reality.

An “America First” export strategy complicates efforts to obtain U.S.-made weapons.

The Pentagon’s top policymaker answers questions about the White House’s commitment to Europe’s security.

AI investment is soaring, but returns remain uncertain.

How Beijing has navigated sports and soft power, from Lake Placid to Milan Cortina.

The island’s deputy foreign minister on Trump, defense, and why he thinks countries shouldn’t trust China.

China’s president looks secure on the world stage, but trouble is brewing on the home front.

Europe and China will not align nor compete, but selectively cooperate

Without the treaty, nuclear forces will become hard to verify and harder to trust.

The world is a more dangerous place as New START expires and China’s nuclear arsenal grows.

China’s leader has created a system of permanent insecurity.

Caracas is trying desperately to boost investment in its oil patch, but it may be disappointed.

The U.S. administration is seeking to form a trade bloc with countries that it has otherwise scorned.

Trump does not want spheres of influence. He wants it all.

How an ancient philosophy became a potent force in modern-day China.

Countries with a critical niche may be best primed to endure great-power competition.

Even the most MAGA of the region’s leaders can’t abandon their motor of economic development.

Xi’s purges are part of a generational reshuffling of generals.

Sycophancy and ideology have replaced realistic assessments of dangers.

That may not be a good thing.

The Trump administration has done little as China threatens U.S. allies.

The targeting of two top generals bodes poorly for China’s military readiness.

Acquiring Greenland has been a costly distraction from longer-term challenges posed by Russia and China.

With childhood friends and top leaders in the firing line, the system is frozen with fear.

A country once obsessed with success is taking things slower.

The answer is global—and has big implications for U.S. policy.

For all its risks, Beijing has become a more predictable partner than the United States under Trump.

Beijing sees a supreme U.S. military—and draws lessons for gaming Washington.

Manila takes over the ASEAN chair in what could be a make-or-break year for the bloc.

Beijing’s saber-rattling conceals the real possibility of a loss.

A plunge in exchange rates triggered the huge protests.

A new annual strategy document would streamline spending and signal seriousness to allies.

Ignore the critics. The logic of consolidation that defines the new National Security Strategy is eminently sensible.

The White House’s aggressive posture is already pushing other countries to seek strength in numbers.

Trump’s absurd justification for potential U.S. action is blatantly false.

How the Islamic Republic’s repressive tactics stack up against regimes around the world.

How Beijing’s gamble could backfire.

The leadership knows lack of domestic demand is a problem—but may not have the tools to fix it.

The region is no stranger to dealmaking, but Washington’s selfish ends are self-damaging.

Beijing’s response will test its “all-weather” partnership with Caracas.

U.S. rivals aren’t deterred by norms so much as by the limits of their own militaries.

Beijing will welcome the chance for its own regional hegemony.

Trump’s obsession with quick strikes and flashy successes is bad news for military readiness.

The world-minus-one moment.