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Elephant in room at NATO: would Trump blow it up?
Jul 08, 2024 (AFP)
This week's summit in Washington will look, without saying so explicitly, to "Trump-proof" NATO by expanding the role of the alliance itself -- especially in su...
Hungary PM Orban in Beijing on 'Peace mission 3.0'
Jul 08, 2024 (AFP)
The unannounced visit comes a day before NATO is due to hold a summit to mark its 75th anniversary, with setbacks in Ukraine set to dominate discussions, and fo...
From Cold War to the Ukraine war: NATO at 75
Jul 07, 2024 (AFP)
Here are some facts and figures about the organisation forged in the Cold War and re-energised by Russia's war on Ukraine. - 12 to 32 - Just 12 countries were f...
NATO, the US-led defence alliance
Jul 07, 2024 (AFP)
- How many divisions? - NATO's military forces come from its member countries, put under a unified Allied command each time it launches a mission. US forces are...
NATO turns 75 with Ukraine and future on line
Jul 07, 2024 (AFP)
US President Joe Biden, fighting for his political life after a disastrous debate against NATO skeptic Donald Trump, will turn his attention away from campaigni...
US postpones military drills with Georgia amid strained ties
Jul 05, 2024 (AFP)
The United States "will indefinitely postpone this iteration of exercise NOBLE PARTNER in Georgia" scheduled for July 25 to August 6, the US Defense Department ...
Putin and Xi headline summit with anti-Western stance
Jul 04, 2024 (AFP)
Putin and Xi regularly meet under the aegis of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) alliance, whose latest session is being held in Kazakhstan's capital ...
Xi tells leaders at Central Asia summit to 'resist external interference'
Jul 04, 2024 (AFP)
"We should join hands to resist external interference, firmly support each other, take care of each other's concerns... and firmly control the future and destin...
Putin hails stronger-than-ever ties with China
Jul 03, 2024 (AFP)
The pair met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in the Kazakh capital of Astana -- a regional political and economic bloc th...
Putin, Xi vie for influence at Central Asian summit
Jul 03, 2024 (AFP)
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping were in Astana for a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) -- a Beijing-led regional bloc that covers Central Asi...
Blinken sees NATO support regardless of far-right gains in Europe
Jul 01, 2024 (AFP)
Blinken steered clear of commenting directly when asked about the triumph of Marine Le Pen's National Rally party but pointed more broadly to NATO's strengtheni...
Former Myanmar president makes rare trip to China
Jun 27, 2024 (AFP)
Former general Thein Sein, 79, ruled Myanmar from 2011 to 2016 as the reformist president of a quasi-civilian government which ceded power to Aung San Suu Kyi f...
French far right, Macron camp clash over Le Pen army warning
Jun 27, 2024 (AFP)
The far-right National Rally (RN) is tipped to win the election, potentially giving Le Pen's party the post of prime minister for the first time in its history ...
NATO can weather political storms in US, France: Stoltenberg
Jun 27, 2024 (AFP)
The high-stakes votes on either side of the Atlantic both feature hard-right candidates who have been historically hostile to the military alliance -- and known...
Trump to Putin: what key challenges face Rutte at NATO?
Jun 26, 2024 (AFP)
With Russia's war in Ukraine raging through a third year, leading power the United States set for a crunch election, and China rising, NATO is grappling with ma...
Russian, US defence ministers discussed Ukraine by phone, Moscow says
Jun 26, 2024 (AFP)
"The Ministers exchanged views on the situation around Ukraine," the ministry said in a statement, noting the conversation took place "at the initiative of the ...
NATO names Dutch PM Rutte as next boss
Jun 26, 2024 (AFP)
Rutte will take over from Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on October 1 after major powers -- spearheaded by the United States -- agreed on his nomination ahe...
Russia's Geopolitical Resurgence: Policy Decisions and Future Implications
Jun 26, 2024 (SPX)
Strategic Constraints on Ukraine One of the pivotal policy decisions that has influenced the course of the Ukraine conflict was the initial restriction imposed ...
US ambassador says Beijing making US-China exchanges 'impossible': WSJ
Jun 25, 2024 (AFP)
China and the United States have tussled in recent years over a range of issues from trade to technology, human rights and Russia's war in Ukraine. Relations st...
NATO to formally appoint Rutte next boss Wednesday: diplomats
Jun 25, 2024 (AFP)
Diplomats from several NATO states said Rutte, who was strongly backed by leading power the United States, will take over from current secretary general Jens St...
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