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AsiaMenace from afar, chaos at the door For Beijing, the greatest threat to China’s national security is not the Kim regime: it is the US By Anny Boc
Foreign and security policyThe China Factor in Kenya and Zimbabwe Both African countries have long fostered ties with the Middle Kingdom By Hannah Ryder
Foreign and security policyA new dawn for European defence The new military cooperation pact, PESCO, will increase the EU’s ability to act as one in matters of defence By Ireneusz Bil
AsiaDonald Trump’s excellent Asian adventure The White House circus comes to Japan, Korea, and China By Mason Richey
OpinionEurope must find its own approach to Iran Why we cannot rely on American diplomacy in the row over the nuclear deal. By Rolf Mützenich
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Japan’s feminist reckoning In World War II, the Japanese Army forced women and girls into sexual slavery. With ‘Me too’ gaining momentum, it’s time to reckon with the past
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One bloc, two futures? At the latest BRICS summit, Putin argued for an alternative to the existing order while Xi sought to rewrite it. The West saw only a bloc taking shape