Diplomacy

Figures of Kuomintang soldiers are seen in the foreground, with the Chinese city of Xiamen in the background, on February 04, 2021 in Lieyu, an outlying island of Kinmen that is the closest point between Taiwan and China. © An Rong Xu/Getty Images

China: Threats Loom in the Pacific

Beijing believes an epochal struggle for mastery is already underway.

29 Apr 21

Chinese President Xi Jinping. © Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images

Xi Jinping: Master of Strategy or Deluded Autocrat?

China's aggression appears diplomatically inept, but provoking Western hostility can bring rewards.

20 Apr 21

Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky at a weapons exhibition © Official website of the President of Ukraine

Ukraine Antagonises China, While Pleasing the US

Move to nationalise aviation firm interpreted as a sign Kyiv views Washington as a more useful strategic partner than Beijing.

5 Apr 21

President Putin, President Aliyev, and Prime Minister Pashinyan meet to discuss the unblocking of transit routes. © Press Office of the Armenian Government

Will Armenia Gain From New Regional Transit Routes?

Critics fear that risks outweigh any potential benefits.

12 Feb 21

A view of the mines in the town of Toretsk in Donetsk region. If they were flooded, the river at the territory of the natural reservation Kleban-Byk would be contaminated. © Yulia Abibok

Ukraine’s Coal Industry in Crisis

The devastating effect of decades of neglect and corruption have been exacerbated by conflict.

22 Jan 21

President Volodomyr Zelensky and President Andrzej Duda during the latter's visit to Ukraine in October. (Photo: President of Ukraine's Official Site)

History Still Strains Poland-Ukraine Relations

Progress remains slow, despite wide ranging shared interests.

18 Nov 20

EU High Representative Josep Borrell during a statement on the Karabakh ceasefire's importance. (Photo: EU Press office)

Karabakh Should Be On Europe's Agenda

Engagement has focused more on economic cooperation than conflict resolution.

18 Nov 20

Armenian tanks leave Nagorno-Karabakh following the end of the war with Azerbaijan on November 12, 2020 in Vardenis, Armenia. (Photo: Alex McBride/Getty Images)

Georgia Weighs Consequences of Karabakh Truce

With both Armenia and Azerbaijan as neighbours, Tbilisi has long tried to stay neutral.

13 Nov 20

President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky. (Photo by Aaron Chown - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Is Ukraine Changing Position Over Karabakh?

The language from Kyiv appears more ambiguous, despite its long-term support of territorial integrity.

21 Oct 20

Nikol Pashinyan, prime minster of Armenia and Hassan Rouhani, the president of Iran.

Iran's Balancing Act on Karabakh

Tehran has a complex game to play as it struggles not to take sides.

12 Oct 20

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