Map of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Projects
A recently released joint report from the Chongyang Institute of Renmin University of China and Caijing Magazine shows several multi-billion-dollar projects along the China-Pakistan...
Americans can spot election meddling because they’ve been doing it for years
Owen Jones As I write, president-elect Donald Trump – soon to become the most powerful individual on Earth – is having a tantrum on his...
Spies vs. Spies: A Cold War Regularity That Never Quite Cooled
Since the end of the Cold War, a variety of leaked diplomatic cables, captured operatives and acts of espionage, like this summer’s hack of...
New Year’s Eve: When is it 2017 around the world?
New Year's Eve is upon us. One final chance to let your hair down, celebrate surviving another rotation around the Sun and repeat your annual vow...
Are Russia and China Creating a New World Order in Eurasia?
James M Dorsey| A new Russian-led, China-backed Eurasia-centred world order may be in the making. This is against the backdrop of alleged Russian cyber warfare...
Russian Ambassador to Turkey shot dead in Ankara day before the crucial Tripartite Dialogue
A Turkish policeman crying “Aleppo” and “revenge” shot dead Russia's ambassador to Turkey at an art exhibition in Ankara on Monday, in what Moscow...
Chinese Actions in South China Sea frighten US & its allies?
South China Sea has been a scene of increasing Sino-US tensions for the past one decade. US government and media have often describe China...
Chinese seizure of US drone, in South China Sea, worries US and its allies
South China Sea - Chinese naval boat's seizure of an unmanned US naval drone has rung alarm bells in Washington and its allies across...
China Installs Weapons in South China Sea, Satellites Show
President Xi Jinping had pledged not to place arms on the islands in the Spratly archipelago. BEIJING—China has installed antiaircraft guns and other weapons on...
Vladimir Putin seeks formal end to second world war hostilities with Japan
Russian president says he wants to tackle ‘anachronism’ of Kuril islands territorial dispute in summit with prime minister Shinzo Abe Russia and Japan kick off...
Moscow has the world’s attention. For Putin, that’s a win.
MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin is winning. For now. The Russian leader is winning because the post-Cold War order he has railed against has been thrown into...
Religion and Education Around the World
Large gaps in education levels persist, but all faiths are making gains – particularly among women. Jews are more highly educated than any other major...