Asia Unhedged thinks the opening strategy on a chessboard is sometimes key. Chinese President Xi Jinping inked deals for $46 billion in energy and infrastructure…
TEXT VERSION: “…nothing is more essential than that permanent, inveterate antipathies against particular nations, and passionate attachments for others, should be excluded. … The nation…
A new poll from Bloomberg Politics contains a finding that, if you really think about it, is quite remarkable: Almost half of all Americans want to support Israel even…
On Tuesday, South Carolina police officer Michael Slager wascharged with murder in the shooting death of Walter L. Scott, after video evidence clearly showed Slager…
Defending free speech and free press rights, which typically means defending the right to disseminate the very ideas society finds most repellent, has been one of…
An Iranian replica of a US spy drone, seized by Iran in 2011, is inferior to the US version, which was initially captured by Iran,…
Russians are tired of burgers, Russian state television has alleged. But two filmmaker brothers hope to solve this problem by launching a domestic fast-food chain…
When China rolled out the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank last October, the stiff resistance from the U.S. (as well as Japan) took the world by…
China’s chasing other projects besides a new Silk Road economic belt that spans Central Asia and Europe. But one proposed endeavor might raise the ire…
MOSCOW, April 7 — China and Russia will work together to deepen their comprehensive strategic partnership in order to promote the development of both countries…