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Under Pressure
Trump Denies Aid to Egypt

But this may be more about pressuring Pyongyang than chastising Cairo.

Pressuring Pyongyang
Trump Puts A New Sanctions Squeeze On China and Russia

Treasury turns up the heat on Pyongyang’s enablers in Moscow and Beijing.

German Election Watch
Merkel Rubs Salt in SPD’s Wounds

With her opponents already on the back foot, Merkel takes aim at the former SDP leader’s Russian business ties.

How do you solve a problem like Korea?
Chinese Traders Feel the Pinch From Sanctions

As Chinese businessmen protest the latest sanctions, will China’s cooperation on North Korea last?

Asia's Game of Thrones
China and India Face Off at Another Himalayan Hotspot

As the Sikkim border standoff festers, Sino-Indian tensions are flaring up in Kashmir.

Asia's Game of Thrones
China Lays Down Tracks in Malaysia

Beijing has cut the ribbon on an ambitious railway project across Malaysia—but it’s risky business for both parties.

Pressuring Pyongyang
After Sanctions, China Tentatively Tightens the Screws on North Korea

Beijing has swiftly moved to enforce the latest North Korea sanctions—but with Trump foretelling “fire and fury” rather than negotiations, that cooperation may not last long.

A Messy Divorce
Does the UK Have a Brexit Strategy?

With her cabinet divided, her European interlocutors exasperated, and her domestic mandate weakened, Theresa May is struggling to convince the public she has a handle on divorce talks.

South China Sea
ASEAN Rebukes China, Then Gives Away the Store

ASEAN’s stronger criticisms of China can’t hide the fact that Beijing is still having its way in the South China Sea.

The European Immigration Crisis
A Migrant Reprieve for Italy?

July saw a sharp decrease in migration from the Mediterranean, but the roots of the crisis remain unaddressed.

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