Russia
Russians are thriving on Phuket, but the scene feels fleeting
Thousands who fled Russia after the invasion of Ukraine have built an enclave there. An air of impermanence hangs over their community
What is behind the rising volume of Russian oil arriving in Singapore?
Singapore is also the world’s largest bunkering hub
Shangri-La Dialogue this year could be the most important ever amid geopolitical instability
Even with the Iran crisis possibly winding down, its continuing human and economic cost will remain in focus
China’s diplomatic successes are broad but shallow
It asks little of its foreign ‘partners’, and gives little back
After the American order: How mid-sized states could become middle powers
Amid great power rivalry, these nations must sustain existing forms of international cooperation and build new ones
China’s Tajikistan treaty shows Central Asia’s new investment geography
The region is becoming a business platform for minerals, energy, data and other strategic resources
The real message behind Beijing’s back-to-back summits
Trump and Putin visits in a week show Xi positioning China at the center of a fractured world order
Putin leaves Beijing after Xi meeting with little progress on key China-Russia gas pipeline project
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin left Beijing on Wednesday night (May 20) with no sign of a breakthrough on a natural gas pipeline project with the potential to reshape global energy flows and geopoli...
Putin arrives in China for Xi talks with gas project on agenda
The two sides plan to sign approximately 40 documents, according to Kremlin foreign policy aide
Moscow faces biggest attack in over a year as Ukraine drones kill four in Russia
Moscow’s mayor says 12 people were injured, mostly near the entrance to the capital’s oil refinery
