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US President Donald Trump’s meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, was heavy on pomp, praise, and promises. But what did both leaders walk away with after the superpower summit in Beijing? Trump left Beijing on Friday, two days after becoming the first US president to visit the Chinese capital in almost a decade. The trip took place amid two paused conflicts — Trump’s trade war with Beijing and his real war against Iran — which…

The US and Israeli attack on Iran in February and their subsequent failure to achieve their objectives has already changed the strategic calculations of every major power. In some respects, it has also opened new opportunities for political dialogue. Seizing those opportunities would benefit international politics as a whole. By Timofey Bordachev, Program Director of the Valdai Club · The Middle East has always been one of the most unstable…

An ancient theory warning how conflicts start is brought up by Xi Jinping amid Trump's visit to China. Amid the pomp and circumstance in Beijing no major breakthroughs are made, while the American President remains tight lipped over the all important Taiwan question. · Co-operation across industries is on the agenda as ties between Russia and India are discussed at the BRICS foreign ministers meeting in New Delhi. While Israelis celebrate Flag…

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is reportedly pushing for NATO member states to allocate 0.25% of their GDP directly toward Ukraine’s war effort — a proposal that could funnel an estimated $143 billion into Kiev. The plan was reportedly discussed during a closed-door meeting of NATO ambassadors last month and is expected to surface again at the alliance’s annual summit in Ankara in July. · Although 0.25% may sound small, the combined GDP of…

Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court has ordered Vladimir Zelensky’s former chief of staff, Andrey Yermak, into pre-trial custody, setting bail at approximately $3.2 million over allegations linked to a $10 million money laundering scheme. The ruling was delivered Thursday following three days of hearings in Kiev. Yermak told the court he could not afford the amount and plans to appeal the decision. Prosecutors argued that electronic monitoring…

Russia's Ministry of Defense carries out large-scale retaliation strikes on Ukrainian military and energy infrastructure in response to Kiev's attacks on civilians. · The former head of Vladimir Zelensky's office who was his right hand man in Ukraine is arrested over a large-scale corruption scheme. · A court orders he be held behind bars for 60 days. The US and China talk diplomacy in Beijing but major sticking points remain including the…

Barbara Boyd rebuts Slotkin's claim that Trump needs China's help over Iran, exposes the Toronto huddle of Carney, Obama, and Alex Soros, tours the booming American economy under Hegseth and Greer, and frames Trump's China trip as the prelude to a US-China-Russia renaissance. By Barbara Boyd · Barbara Boyd rebuts Senator Elissa Slotkin's claim that Trump must beg China to resolve Iran, noting China's dependence on Iranian oil and America's…

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon delivered one of the most significant speeches of his political career this week. For the first time in plain language, a sitting New Zealand Prime Minister openly acknowledged what many ordinary Kiwis have already sensed for years: · the global rules-based order is fracturing geopolitical instability is accelerating energy security matters supply chains are vulnerable debt is dangerous and social cohesion…

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has used a major pre-Budget address to the New Zealand Business Association to outline what he described as a new era of “national resilience,” warning that the global rules-based order is weakening and New Zealand must urgently adapt to a more volatile world. In a wide-ranging speech titled “Securing New Zealand’s Future,” Luxon argued the world is shifting from one governed by international rules to one…

US President Donald Trump’s counterterrorism director has suggested that two of the president’s loudest critics – Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes – are considered potential left-wing threats by the White House. The White House released its National Strategy for Counterterrorism last week, which labels “Narcoterrorists and Transnational Gangs, Legacy Islamist Terrorists, [and] Violent Left-Wing Extremists, including Anarchists and Anti-Fascists”…