Trump’s likely foreign policy: selective engagement, and helping those who help themselves
In his second term, Donald Trump will be determined to pursue a foreign policy that more closely resembles how the US engaged with the world
Trump tells Senate to let him bypass cabinet checks while details of Putin call emerge
Donald Trump asked Republican senators vying for leadership of the upper chmber of Congress to allow him to appoint temporary cabinet members and bypass formal Senate approval through
China maps out baseline claims over a contested South China Sea shoal with the Philippines
China has published baselines for a contested shoal in the South China Sea it had seized from the Philippines, a move that’s likely to increase
Taiwan considers big US defence purchases as overture to Donald Trump
Taiwan is considering buying a big package of US weapons, including the Aegis destroyer, to show the incoming administration of Donald Trump that it is
Taiwan businessman Tsao to sue Chinese officials over sanctions
Taiwanese businessman Robert Tsao said on Monday he would sue in a Taiwan court senior Chinese officials over sanctions they had placed on him, saying
Australia’s ties with Taiwan have strengthened. They should strengthen more
It’s often hard work. It’s often in the face of ingrained habits of anxiety and suspicion. But Australia is steadily building closer links with that
China, Indonesia Sign $10 Billion in Deals as Prabowo Visits Beijing
The deals included a controversial agreement on economic activities in areas around the Natuna Islands in the South China Sea. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto yesterday
Philippines’ Marcos Signs Laws Aimed at Strengthening Maritime Claims
hilippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed into law two pieces of legislation asserting the country’s maritime rights over disputed areas of the South China Sea,
Middle East: Israel strikes northern Gaza and Lebanon
Lebanon reported more than 20 deaths in Aalmat in Mount Lebanon province, as well as an attack in Baalbek to the east. In Gaza, first
Haiti’s transitional council to oust interim PM Conille
The move is the latest blow to political stability in the country already plagued by escalating violence. Interim Prime Minister Garry Conille has asked the