Xi Jinping- Donald Trump

China’s Rare Earth Gambit: Can China Wield Its Rare Earths Trump Card Against the United States Before It Backfires?

It doesn’t take an expert in international security to see that China is currently emboldened on the world stage. And to be fair, it has good reason to be confident—especially after United States President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi...
US-China

China Suspends Critical Metal Export Ban to US of some ‘dual use’ materials: Ministry

China has suspended an export ban on gallium, germanium, and antimony — three rare metals essential for high-tech and defense industries — in a move signaling tentative easing in trade tensions with the United States. The Ministry of Commerce announced...
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa

Syria Launches Nationwide Raids Against Islamic State Cells Ahead of President al-Sharaa’s U.S. Visit

Syria has launched a sweeping series of nationwide security operations targeting Islamic State (IS) cells, the Interior Ministry announced on Saturday, marking one of the largest coordinated anti-terror campaigns in recent years. The move comes just days before Syrian President...
Chinese Supercarrier Fujian vs. USS Gerald Ford

Chinese Supercarrier Fujian vs. USS Gerald Ford: China’s Fujian and U.S. Ford Embody the Escalating Power Struggle in Asia-Pacific

China’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian (Type 003), has officially entered service with the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), marking a defining milestone in the nation’s maritime ambitions. With its induction, China becomes the first country outside...
Zohran Mamdani

Democrats Score Sweeping Victories as Shutdown Drags On, Signaling Deep Political Trouble for Trump

One year and a day after Donald Trump secured a second term as president—and on the 35th day of the U.S. government shutdown, which has now tied a record for the longest in history—the Democratic Party roared back to life....
Syria interim president, Ahmed Sharaa

Syria’s President to Make Historic Visit to Washington for Talks on Sanctions, Reconstruction, and Counterterrorism

Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa will travel to Washington later this month for a groundbreaking visit expected to focus on lifting remaining U.S. sanctions, post-war reconstruction, and counterterrorism cooperation, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani announced on Sunday at the Manama Dialogue...
Xi Jinping- Donald Trump

Trump and Xi’s First Meeting in Six Years Marks a Fragile Thaw in US-China Relations

China’s president, Xi Jinping, has met with his American counterpart, Donald Trump, for their first face-to-face talks in six years — a meeting that has injected a degree of optimism into one of the world’s most consequential and turbulent bilateral...
Donald Trump

Trump Orders Immediate Resumption of U.S. Nuclear Testing, Triggering Global Alarm

In a stunning and deeply controversial move, United States President Donald Trump has instructed the Pentagon to resume nuclear weapons testing “on an equal basis” with other countries’ programs. If the order implies the return of explosive nuclear tests —...
first Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)

A Missile Past Its Prime: Why the Minuteman III’s Endless Life Extension Forces a Rethink of America’s Nuclear Triad

When the first Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) went on alert in 1970, the Beatles had just broken up, and Richard Nixon was still in his first term as president. More than half a century later, the same missile...
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