Attack on Crimean base may give Moscow the pretext it needs to defend Kaliningrad from encirclement by NATO (Originally published Aug. 10 in “What in the World“) Ukraine attacked a
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No, says Russia, we won’t show you ours as Washington ships more ammo to Ukraine and China tightens the noose around Taiwan (Originally published Aug. 9 in “What in the
Maybe not a thousand ships, but Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan has put China on war footing against not only Taiwan, but Japan, South Korea and the U.S. (Originally published Aug.
Tone-deaf political stunt undercuts Biden’s talks with China and raises risks of war to score points at home. (Originally published Aug. 3 in “What in the World“) U.S. House Speaker
Sinatra’s 1942 classic comes to mind as a California congresswoman nudges the U.S. closer to war in the Pacific (Originally published Aug. 2 in “What in the World“) We are,
Now committed to humiliating Putin in Ukraine, Biden finds dialogue with China’s Xi increasingly hostile. (Originally published July 29 in “What in the World“) Ukraine’s forces used U.S.-supplied rocket launchers
Though willing to risk sending F-16s to Ukraine, Washington sees a Taiwan trip by the U.S. House Speaker as too provocative (Originally published July 27 in “What in the World“)
As the Pentagon and Tokyo fret over Asia, Moscow looks to win friends in Africa (Originally published July 25 in “What in the World‘) The United States’ top military officer
As Kyiv begs for more weapons, Russia is betting the West is losing its stomach for the fight (Originally published July 22 in “What in the World“) Ukraine says modern
As Western diners moan over costlier repasts, poorer nations are staring at bare larders (Originally published July 13 in “What in the World“) First went our wheat. Then our salad