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Armenia is trying to rewrite its future before Russia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, and its own angry voters close the door.   The South Caucasus state is pushing toward Europe, courting the United States, and signaling to its hostile neighbors that it is ready to move beyond decades of war, blockade, and nationalist symbolism. But every step Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan takes toward the West risks angering Russia, hardening Azerbaijan&r...

The Pax Silica, the United States' plan to build a tech-production bloc outside China’s reach, now includes 13 countries, from Australia to Singapore, Japan, and South Korea. On April 16, the Philippines joined the initiative, with a 4,000-acre industrial hub on Luzon at the center of the agreement.   The project is being pitched as a base for allied manufacturing, but it also serves strategic purposes. Washington wants the Philippin...

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin held high-profile talks in Beijing on May 20, 2026, as both countries moved to deepen political and economic ties. The meeting began outside the Great Hall of the People, where the two leaders walked along a red carpet before starting formal discussions.   The summit highlighted how China and Russia are building a stronger partnership during a period of rising global tension...

The Dutch colonial empire's influence did not vanish when its flags came down. It survived in languages, kitchens, cemeteries, courtrooms, family names, and migration routes stretching from Indonesia to South Africa, from Suriname to the Netherlands.   Although these countries sit far apart on the map, they share one thing in common. Each one was pulled into the same imperial machine: a profit-driven Dutch system that moved people across o...