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Looking for clues from Xi’s recent meetings
The international order is clearly in flux and a key driver of this change, by its own admission, has been China.
New British tank to be ‘apex predator of modern warfare’
With advanced armour and devastating firepower, the Challenger 3 boasts an impressive range of state-of-the-art technology.
The wreck of a torpedoed British ship after a 109-year mystery
A British cargo ship which was torpedoed and sunk during the first world war has finally surrendered its 109-year-old secret.
Japan has abandoned decades of pacifism
The security of east Asia – and thus the stability of the global economy – is predicated on Japan.
Britain’s forgotten prison island
Remembering the thousands of convicts who died working in Bermuda’s dockyards.
China’s UK election hack – how and why
China’s UK election hack – how and why the Electoral Commission was targeted.
The UK government has accused China of hacking the UK Electoral Commission,...
Russia’s Baltic neighbours to create massive border defences
Russia’s Baltic neighbours to create massive border defences as Trump continues undermining NATO.
Islamic State attack in Moscow risks escalating the Ukraine war
There is still much that is unknown about the attack. One can, however, draw out some of the potential consequences.
Russian grip on Crimea looks shaky
It is ten years since Russia illegally annexed Crimea. Efforts to firmly integrate the peninsula into Russia, however, have not gone well.
How Haiti became a failed state
Rival gangs have joined forces to overrun the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince, in an attempt to force the resignation of the acting president, Ariel Henry.