geopolitics

US-China detente: Taiwan is the pivot

Among some nuclear strategists, military officers, and lawmakers, a belief bordering on the canonical has taken root that the United States is on the short end of a “deterrence gap” with Russia and China. Both countries, and especially Russia, possess theater-range nuclear weapons, whose comparative

On April 15, technology podcaster Dwarkesh Patel published a two-hour interview with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. For roughly forty minutes, Patel asked one question six different ways. The question was this: If American-made compute trains AI models with the serious cyber-offensive capabilities Anthrop

Resilient Saudi economy proves a draw for wartime Gulf business Reuters

US crude stocks fall on strong export, refining demand, EIA says, as Iran war continues Reuters

In 2024, Michael Swaine wrote, “How to Stop the United States and China from Sliding into War,” where he identified areas that could increase the possibility of an armed conflict between the United States and China. Two years later, after recent talks between President Trump and President Xi, we ask

A recent trip to Ukraine reveals a country growing in strength and confidence, while Russia is increasingly on the back foot. The post Dispatch from Kyiv: Russia is more vulnerable than it might seem appeared first on Atlantic Council.

Can advanced industrial democracies preserve manufacturing capacity in the face of state-backed overproduction on a continental scale? The post Europe has had enough of China’s export surge appeared first on Atlantic Council.

Oil slipped after three days of gains as the US and Iran exchanged strikes, threatening the prospects of a peace deal that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Asian stocks were poised for losses on Thursday as renewed clashes between the US and Iran added strain to a fragile ceasefire, while pushing oil prices higher.