The U.S. National Security Strategy released earlier this month contained a couple of related priorities that have informed ...

America's new National Security Strategy reflects a fundamental change in U.S. policy. It prioritizes America maintaining its ...

The release of the 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy has brought into focus a fundamental tension that has been simmering ...

Tariffs on China. The U.S. announced it will delay tariffs on Chinese semiconductor imports until 2027. A year-long ...

Russia has sharply reduced its oil export prices, offering steep discounts on crude. Urals, the country’s flagship blend, was ...

Amid early signs of a thaw in the U.S.-China rivalry, both sides are reaching out to Taiwan’s political opposition. First, ...

Escalation. U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a “total and complete blockade” of sanctioned oil tankers traveling to and ...

Origin and Future Dec. 15, 2025 Question: Europe today is similar to the 13 colonies that came together to oppose a powerful ...

EU agenda. EU leaders continue to meet in Brussels to discuss whether and how to use 210 billion euros ($246 billion) in ...

Syrian unrest. Deadly clashes erupted between the Syrian army and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in the city of ...

Financial support. EU leaders agreed to provide Ukraine with a 90 billion-euro ($105 billion) loan to finance its military ...

Sanctions relief. The United States will lift sanctions on Belarusian potassium, U.S. special envoy John Cole announced ...