Project Syndicate 18 May 2026
Brothers in Humiliation
Carl Bildt marvels at the similarities between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump’s failed wars of choice.
Axios 15 May 2026
Trump tries to defy gravity with Beijing friendship summit
President Trump's summit with Xi Jinping was staged as a reunion between old friends, concluding Friday with a private tour of Zhongnanhai, the Chinese Communist Party's leadershi…
Hürriyet 14 May 2026
Belgium minister: World needs more people like Atatürk
Belgian Defense and Foreign Trade Minister Theo Francken has said that the world needs more people like Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Türkiye, as the Belgian delega…
BigThink 14 May 2026
Kairos: The ancient Greek art of knowing when to act
I’d be a poor sniper. For one, I’m not great at following orders. I’ve yet to wear a uniform I didn’t find suffocating. But, more importantly, I have the patience of an agitated t…
BBC 14 May 2026
In pictures: Trump hosted by Xi Jinping in high-stakes China summit
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have been holding talks in the Chinese capital, Beijing, with a raft of meetings and events taking place on Thursday and Friday. The US leader was gree…
Al Jazeera 14 May 2026
Latvian prime minister resigns after drone incident
Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina resigns after several incidents involving stray drones suspected to be from Ukraine.
Hürriyet 15 May 2026
Global Design Forum Istanbul takes place at Topkapı Palace
The Istanbul edition of the Global Design Forum, the thought leadership platform held for more than 15 years at the Victoria and Albert Museum as part of the London Design Festiva…
New Statesman 13 May 2026
Why the British do it worse
Whenever the British look abroad for inspiration, I think of fish. The “Michigan fish test” in 2001 found striking differences in the interpretations by participants from Japan an…
The Conversation 14 May 2026
Love, quest, adventure: the storytelling behind Xi Jinping’s speeches and China’s grand strategy
My new research offers a new way to understand China’s grand strategy through plot devices and overarching narratives.
Al Jazeera 14 May 2026
Xi Jinping welcomes Donald Trump with ceremony ahead of high-stakes meeting
Chinese President Xi Jinping is welcoming US President Donald Trump to Beijing for high-level talks. Tariffs, competitio
The National 14 May 2026
Modi visit shows UAE-India ties 'growing from strength to strength', minister says
A visit to the UAE on Friday by India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a sign of the two countries' relationship “growing from strength to strength”, an Emirati minister has said…
Al Jazeera 14 May 2026
Trump, Xi speak ahead of talks to make relations ‘better than ever’
Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump say they’re looking forward to US-China talks that are expected to tackle divisive issues ranging from the US-Israeli war on Iran, trade, te…