The Biden administration has approved a transfer of military supplies to Taiwan under the foreign military financing (FMF) scheme, a program typically used for sovereign nations. What s behind the move and the island s militarization?
Experts told Sputnik that Western policies have created a toxic work environment for many researchers who are more interested in science than in politics, helping drive their migration to China.
Americans talk big about “standing up” to China and isolating the massive socialist state, but much of the nuance is lost on panicky business leaders trying to read the tea leaves of international trade and protect profit margins.
The celebration of another anniversary of the end of WWII in Europe provides fresh opportunity to reflect on the fact that the conflict that ended 78 years ago gave rise to a new international security architecture. As the planet rushes toward a new, multipolar world order, it’s worth recalling on how the post-war system emerged, and why it failed.
China has many reasons to deepen ties with Russia amid the surge in US provocations against the two powers, international observers told Sputnik, expressing doubts about Washington s capability of waging a hot war simultaneously against Moscow and Beijing.