Geopolitics
War, diplomacy and great-power competition
Leaders
To keep Russia out and America in, NATO must spend more
European members need a hard date to boost their defence budgets
International
Taiwan thinks the unthinkable: resisting China without America
Its plan was to hold off a Chinese attack until America turned up. What now?
Asia
There is an “imminent” threat to Taiwan, America warns
Pete Hegseth says a war would be devastating for the world
International
Donald Trump steals Xi Jinping’s favourite foreign policy
China blames US interventions for Middle East turmoil. “Snap!” says Mr Trump
Asia
America’s new ship-killer missiles come to the Philippines
US Marines are training to defend Taiwan in a new way
Asia
On its own terms, ASEAN is surprisingly effective
The group has helped keep countries from each others’ throats
Briefing
Vietnam, squeezed between America and China, looks for new friends
It might even try to invigorate ASEAN
Europe
Donald Trump dashes any hope that he will get tough with Russia
He has nothing but kind words for Vladimir Putin
Europe
American threats push Greenland closer to Denmark
The fear of invasion is undermining the anti-colonial movement