Center for Strategic and International Studies

Abiy Ahmed was a shining hope for country and continent – but his halo has been shattered

Antony Blinken and Chinese counterparts have tense exchange days after Biden-Putin spat

US president believes he can forge more effective strategy on China than his predecessor

Move seen as a ‘settling of accounts’ with former White House administration

Move announced by Mike Pompeo designed to ‘box in’ Biden administration, expert says

First of five ships arrives in Caribbean with Washington warned against intercepting them

Reports of North Korean leader’s illness expose limits of foreign insight into country

In recent years China has sought to expand its control over the region by building artificial islands around reefs and atolls

President plays down threat to US of widespread outbreak, saying risk ‘very low’

As ‘rural surplus labour’, Uighurs and Kazakhs are relocated and forced into factories

Move despite late bid by US to seize the vessel, which is at centre of Iran-UK stand-off

Move for ‘defensive purposes’ comes after Iran said it would soon breach nuclear deal

Sino-ri site houses medium-range missiles that could be used in nuclear or conventional attacks

White House says Beijing has agreed to buy ‘very substantial’ amount of agricultural, energy, industrial and other products

First naval manoeuvres by China in sensitive waters since 2015 sure to infuriate Taiwan

Rex Tillerson uses diplomatic approach after Trump’s ‘fire and fury’ speech