History and memory as much as interests play a critical role in sustaining the Russia-China relationship today, writes Michael Cox. It is often said by latter day doom-mongers that one of the many symptoms of the West’s current malaise – perhaps most visible in the United States – has been a steady move away from … Read more
President Donald Trump speaks on the phone, in the White House, Washington DC, United States, on Thursday, May 8, 2025. EVAN VUCCI / AP US President Donald Trump, who has been pressing Russia to agree a 30-day unconditional ceasefire, said on Saturday, May 17, that he would speak by phone with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir … Read more
El presidente ruso, Vladímir Putin, y el enviado especial estadounidense, Steve Witkoff, este viernes en San Petersburgo.Gavriil Grigorov (AP) En medio de crecientes presiones internacionales para que Rusia mueva ficha de una vez, el enviado especial estadounidense, Steve Witkoff, se ha reunido este viernes en San Petersburgo con el presidente ruso, Vladímir Putin, para intentar … Read more
Ireland has maintained a policy of neutrality since 1922. Gerard Delanty argues that with the demise of Europe’s security architecture, neutrality is now little more than a comforting illusion. Irish military neutrality is a foreign policy dogma that once had a political rationale. Recent questions about its continued relevance have not given sufficient attention to … Read more
Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirmed ties with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, as the two face a more geopolitically assertive US government led by Donald Trump, who criticised the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine on the first day of his second term as president. On Monday, Trump’s return to the Oval Office was marked … Read more