The US frequently chooses to put its own interest ahead of its professed values. That approach to foreign policy is called ‘realpolitik’ and it may lead to an unsatisfying peace deal in Ukraine.
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Sri Lanka was already experiencing a severe economic and financial crisis. Then Russia invaded Ukraine.
In China, social media is being censored to reflect pro-Russian sentiment, making it impossible to gauge public opinion of Chinese people on the Russian invasion.
Thanks to a shared wariness over China, Australia and India have grown much closer in recent years. Now, can a free-trade agreement be finalised, as promised, this year?
It will take more than Europe’s gas requirement to topple the greenback.
A leaked draft security agreement seemingly proves Chinese spending ‘bought’ enough influence to get the Solomon Islands government. But such an interpretation misses two key issues.
The conflict highlights the folly of nations exiting nuclear power while continuing to use coal, gas and oil.
Belarus president Alexandr Lukashenko has a difficult decision to make if he wants to help his ally Vladimir Putin in Ukraine.
As the world becomes more divided by this war, the Chinese yuan may become the safe haven for Russia and other liked-minded countries.
China has not pulled its brands out of Russia, but is not offering to fill the holes western sanctions are leaving.
In recent years, the Chinese government has used scholarships to shape the views of Indonesian Muslim students on controversial issues such as the mistreatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang.
Putin is following a strategy used by other imperial countries, particularly 19th-century China and Japan.
Is history really a triumphant march of progress? It depends on your point of view.
The Russian government used disinformation to fabricate a justification for invading Ukraine. A new campaign focused on biowarfare claims threatens to escalate the conflict.
In the short term, the war is causing energy prices to soar and prompting fears of famine in some countries. In the long term, it could remake the modern global supply chain.
Beijing and Moscow have had a cozy relationship of late. A scholar of China-Russia diplomacy explains how Ukraine might affect that.
China’s policy of strategic ambiguity could allow it to mediate the conflict at an opportune time, while furthering its long-term geostrategic goals.
Russia is a big player in the global nuclear power construction business. Why this era could soon be over.
China has suggested it could negotiate on behalf of the world with Russia, but what are the implications of that?
The ultimate crop yields that farmers harvest depends on the use of fertilisers.
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Director and Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI), University of Technology Sydney
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Tony Walker is a Friend of The Conversation.
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