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The worlds major powers are in the middle of an artificial intelligence (AI) arms race. Over the next several years, China expects to deploy a fleet of unmanned submarines in contested waters like the South China Sea. Russia has tested its robotic tank on the…

After four years in power, the Liberal government still hasn't delivered on a promise of a detailed plan for developing Canada's North in a time of climate change and economic and military threats from circumpolar powers. "There is so much work that needs to…

Politico struggling valiantly to see the bad side of shorter growing seasons, more abundant crops and a vast wealth of newly accessible resources.How Russia and China are preparing to exploit a warming planetPOLITICOs latest Global Translations podcast explor…

By Lambert Strether of Corrente Trade “The freight railway route from China to Europe is not generating business volume” . “The much popularized Chinese one belt one road (OBOR) strategy seems to have hiccups on its path, as evidenced from th…

Iran Press TV Tue Aug 27, 2019 11:29AM China imported more than 900,000 metric tons of crude oil from Iran in July, up more than 8 percent from the month before, data released by China's General Administration of Customs (GAC) on Tuesday showed. The import…

The Hong Kong protests are escalating, just as the US-China trade war is also escalating. None of this is out of the blue. For quite some time now, the US has been shifting the focus of its hegemonic and imperial ambitions towards China, recognizing it even m…

China has had a chance to learn all the details of the Wests reaction to Irans proposal to lift the oil embargo in exchange for maintaining the nuclear deal. After making a stop in Biarritz, France, where, on the sidelines of the G7 summit, Iranian Foreign Mi…

BEIJING: The rejection of international law is on the rise, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monda0y (Aug 26), during a meeting in Beijing with the Chinese government's top diplomat, State Councillor Wang Yi. "Rejection of international …

India has always watched Chinas involvement in developing neighboring Bangladeshs ports with suspicion. In April 2019, Indian news agency ANI published an article warning that Bangladeshs Payra Seaport could fall into Chinese hands and become a part of Chinas…

Macron’s Mediation The dynamics of the New Cold War might undergo a dramatic transformation if the geopolitical game-changer of a “New Detente” between Russia and the West succeeds, which is becoming increasingly possible as proven by recent events. Presid…