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A Taiwan conflict could spark a nuclear crisis between the US and China, and nobody's exactly thrilled about thatConflict

A Taiwan conflict could spark a nuclear crisis between the US and China, and nobody's exactly thrilled about that

A new IISS study warns that a conflict over Taiwan could push the US and China toward a nuclear crisis, with the world edging closer to a new nuclear arms race.

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Trump went to Beijing and nobody talked about the elephant in the room (the elephant being 'who runs the world?')Politics

Trump went to Beijing and nobody talked about the elephant in the room (the elephant being 'who runs the world?')

Trump's state visit to Beijing - the first by a US president in nearly a decade - covered trade, tech and Taiwan, but the biggest question of all went politely unanswered: can the two superpowers actually share the century?

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Europe's China strategy is basically a breakup text with no plan for moving outPolitics

Europe's China strategy is basically a breakup text with no plan for moving out

The EU has plenty of policies aimed at reducing its China vulnerabilities, but according to The Diplomat, it's missing the one thing that makes them stick: a coherent, positive narrative for what it actually wants.

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North Korea rewrites its constitution to say 'we promise we won't shoot first' (sure, Jan)Politics

North Korea rewrites its constitution to say 'we promise we won't shoot first' (sure, Jan)

North Korea has amended its constitution in what analysts at The Diplomat say is a signal of no-first-strike intent toward South Korea - a diplomatic gesture aimed as much at reassuring allies Russia and China as it is at Seoul.

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The EU wants Western Balkans in the bloc - and spoiler: it's not about world peacePolitics

The EU wants Western Balkans in the bloc - and spoiler: it's not about world peace

EU leaders are meeting in Montenegro for a Western Balkans enlargement summit - and while the official line is about democracy and stability, the real pitch is a whole lot more about money and geopolitics.

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Beijing is now the cool kid's table and everyone wants to sit therePolitics

Beijing is now the cool kid's table and everyone wants to sit there

Trump and Putin both visited Beijing within days of each other, and analysts say it signals a major eastward shift in global power - with China now sitting at the center of a fluid three-way dynamic with the US and Russia.

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Where are all the US troops in Europe? A nerdy breakdown of America's 100,000-strong continental sleepoverPolitics

Where are all the US troops in Europe? A nerdy breakdown of America's 100,000-strong continental sleepover

The US maintains around 100,000 troops across Europe, from Germany and Poland to Spain and Romania. Here is where they all are and why it matters more than ever right now.

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India's oil shopping cart just got half-emptied by WashingtonEconomics

India's oil shopping cart just got half-emptied by Washington

The US has let waivers on Iranian and Russian oil imports expire, leaving India - the world's third-largest oil consumer - urgently hunting for alternative crude supplies, according to DW.

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Beijing is speed-running Taiwan diplomacy before the window closesPolitics

Beijing is speed-running Taiwan diplomacy before the window closes

Beijing is aggressively pushing for concessions from Taiwan's KMT while the party is led by its most pro-Beijing chair in a decade, according to The Diplomat - and China is racing to make the most of it before the window closes.

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Iran will show up to the World Cup, but only if the hosts stop being weird about itPolitics

Iran will show up to the World Cup, but only if the hosts stop being weird about it

Iran has confirmed it plans to participate in the 2026 World Cup co-hosted by the US, Canada, and Mexico - but only if host nations address unspecified 'concerns,' a condition that carries obvious weight given recent US and Israeli military strikes on Iran.

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The election Washington is sleeping on (and really shouldn't be)Politics

The election Washington is sleeping on (and really shouldn't be)

Armenia holds a high-stakes parliamentary election on June 7 that could determine whether the small democracy completes its pivot away from Russia toward the West - and whether Washington is paying enough attention to help it happen.

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Putin flies to Beijing hat in hand, and China is absolutely eating it upEconomics

Putin flies to Beijing hat in hand, and China is absolutely eating it up

Since Western sanctions isolated Russia after the Ukraine invasion, China has stepped in as Moscow's economic lifeline - raising serious questions about who is really calling the shots in the Putin-Xi relationship.

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Middle East countries are literally trying to route around their own chokepoints like it's a video gameEconomics

Middle East countries are literally trying to route around their own chokepoints like it's a video game

Middle Eastern governments are urgently reviving old pipeline proposals and planning new rail-sea corridors to reduce dangerous dependence on the Strait of Hormuz and Red Sea, after wartime disruptions exposed how fragile those shipping routes really are.

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