The Philippines is pushing back against China’s territorial claims. But Chinese forces have been unrelenting in using direct confrontation, raising worries about an escalation.
Tag: International Relations
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Biden Hosts Pacific Islands, With a Rising China in Mind
The event at the White House was part of an administration effort to deepen ties with a string of small but strategic nations.
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Bringing Ukraine Into NATO and the E.U. Is the Key to Peace
Tom Friedman on what could be a real endgame to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
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Nearly 400 Ethnic Armenians Flee Nagorno-Karabakh
Nearly 400 people crossed the border from the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh on Sunday, days after a military offensive returned the ethnic Armenian enclave to Azerbaijan’s control.
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How a Moldovan Fraudster Leveraged Tensions Over Ukraine War
The war in Ukraine is intensifying longstanding frictions in a region of Moldova called Gagauzia. A Moldovan convicted of plundering his country’s central bank sees an opportunity.