U.S. Spy Chief Took on Role of Negotiator in Gaza War
As C.I.A. director, William J. Burns was deeply focused on China and Russia when the Middle East conflict plunged him back ...
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Across Africa, Russia is growing in influence. What might Moscow want?
Reliance on Russia’s military offerings has become increasingly prevalent in parts of Africa, amid an aggressive push by ...
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Central Asian Integration Is In America’s Interest
The incoming Trump administration should encourage Central Asian states to take ownership of regional cooperation initiatives.
China Pounces on Russia's Fire Sale of Prized Assets
In December, Russia reportedly sold its stakes in certain Kazakh uranium deposits to Chinese-owned companies. This involved ...
Oil Tankers U-Turn and Buyers Go Elsewhere as Russia Sanctions Bite
On Jan. 10 the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned 161 tankers and traders involved in about 2,000 ...
What are Russia's strategic treaties with Iran, North Korea and China?
Russia signed a strategic partnership treaty with Iran on Friday that follows similar pacts with China and North Korea. All ...
Factbox-What are Russia's strategic treaties with Iran, North Korea and China?
All three countries are adversaries of the United States, and Russia has used its ties with them to help blunt the impact of ...
Russia, Iran to seal partnership treaty days before Trump takes office
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will meet in Moscow to sign a partnership pact as the two nations brace for President-elect Trump's return.
The BRICS bloc is growing — and Trump's tariff threat isn't expected to put off aspiring members
Despite the threat of a trade war with the U.S., economists and analysts tell CNBC that this will not stop BRICS from ...
India is staring at an ‘oil shock' as U.S. sanctions on Russian crude loom
India is now staring at the possibility of an oil shock after the U.S. decided to implement sweeping sanctions on Russia’s ...
Biden's nuke chief pushes back on calls for new arms race with Russia, China
An outgoing Biden administration official overseeing nukes warned against a new arms race with Russia and China in her ...