Checkpoint

Sustained diplomacy and dialogue in the Asia-Pacific PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House Amid the recent tensions in the Taiwan Strait, which is one of the protracted flashpoints in Asia and in the world, we wish to reiterate our continuing modest calls and fervent wish against…

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MADRID - Canada has signed an agreement to upgrade the NATO battlegroup it leads in Latvia to a brigade, a move that signals a commitment to the military alliance even as the federal Liberals resist calls to boost defence spending to two per cent of GDP. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…

NATO will undertake "the biggest overhaul of collective defense and deterrence since the Cold War" at this week's key summit in Madrid, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday. Driving the news: Stoltenberg announced that NATO will increase the number of high-readiness forces to "well over 300,000” from around 40,000, and it…

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NEW YORK (Project Syndicate) — The United States appears to have entered a new cold war with both China and Russia. And U.S. leaders’ portrayal of the confrontation as one between democracy and authoritarianism fails the smell test, especially at a time when the same leaders are actively courting a…

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia—In a combative speech, Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized the West for failing to recognize the rise of new power blocs since the end of the Cold War, and warned that its sanctions on Moscow had backfired, creating a growing economic crisis in Europe. “The idea was clear:…