In the 1950s, the United States invented the shipping container, revolutionizing global trade. Today, China makes almost all of them — and just got caught fixing the price. On May 19, the U.S. Department...
This spring is summit season in Beijing. Russian leader Vladmir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met for a two-day summit on May 20 to 21 and signed 40 limited agreements covering...
Amid unresolved conflicts with Iran and Lebanon, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to promote a plan to move his country away from American military aid. Speaking to 60 Minutes on...
The United States and China remain stuck in a stalemate, but Beijing isn’t likely to be disappointed. President Trump and Chinese paramount leader Xi Jinping convened in Beijing on May 14 to 15 to...
All signs point to a Hamas resurgence. A new document from the IDF, reviewed by Israel’s Channel 13, assesses that the group is producing hundreds of explosives and surveilling IDF troops stationed...
Taiwan will ramp up arms purchases following the approval of new defense spending. On May 8, Taiwan’s legislature passed a $25 billion supplement to the island’s annual defense budget, ending months...
On May 4, US Central Command (CENTCOM) denied that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) struck a US warship in the Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC claimed to have a US Navy frigate the same day...
While the U.S.-Iran standoff and Hezbollah attacks from Lebanon make headlines, Israel has been stepping up preparations for a resumption of warfare in the Gaza Strip. Hamas is refusing U.S. overtures...
The European Union is stepping up enforcement against Russian sanctions evasion. Brussels has now implemented its largest set of designations against Moscow in two years, targeting the Kremlin’s enablers...
For both Taipei and Washington, spring is the season for defense budgets. On April 22, the Taiwanese Ministry of Defense announced that it had signed six arms deals with the United States totaling more...
To counter Chinese aggression, the Philippines isn’t just hoping to stand shoulder to shoulder with its allies. It’s looking for a crowd. On April 20, Filipino and U.S. forces began an expanded...
As Iran’s viral Lego videos, which spread anti-Western narratives through Lego-style animations and rap tracks, reach global audiences, the State Department’s call for diplomats to fight against...
The ceasefire plan in Gaza has hit a roadblock in the shape of Hamas’s continuing refusal to disarm. The Iran-backed terrorist group conveyed that exact message to representatives of President Donald...
Japan’s rearmament policy is slowly going global. According to an April 15 report from Reuters, Japan is expected to finalize reforms to its arms export regulations imminently, significantly easing...
Amid tensions in the Middle East, China is tightening its control over the South China Sea. Satellite imagery shows Chinese vessels have erected a floating barrier at the entrance to Scarborough Shoal,...
China is trying to have it both ways in the U.S.-Iran conflict. On April 14, Chinese leader Xi Jinping criticized Washington’s blockade of Iranian ports and called for a diplomatic resolution during...
The Chinese government’s power to prosecute — or persecute — critics does not stop at its borders. On April 13, a court in Kazakhstan sentenced 19 activists to prison after they protested Beijing’s...