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Xi-Putin friendship usurps half a century of US diplomacy
London may have to learn the hard way that it cannot have its cake and eat it with Beijing
Pressure by Beijing offers a glimpse of the road map for a more illiberal order
Two new books do an admirable job of judging the communist superpower on its own terms
LGBT people have long greeted each other as ‘comrade’ to show solidarity
A long-time critic of China harbours no doubts that Beijing wants to neutralise the US in east Asia
Global climate treaty next year still faces big hurdles
Demographics alone may not be enough to support Democrats’ presidential hopes
Clashing agendas suggest post-election honeymoon will be short
Agenda includes tax cuts and loosening for energy and banks
Results give Republicans hope of competing in presidential election
Republicans sweep to power in Senate and key governors’ races
Potential presidential candidates are already staking their claims
Kentucky veteran set to be majority leader if GOP wins six seats and he holds his own
Jessica Chen Weiss’s ‘Powerful Patriots’ is an invaluable record of China’s diplomatic storms
The party could cement control of the chamber for years
Disillusionment with Obama and tepid US economic recovery fuel race
Social issues, urbanisation and racial politics are changing allegiances across southern states
Ex-con Edwin Edwards targets Louisiana for Democrats in midterm poll
President is toxic on the congressional campaign trail
Advances in technology are cast to play a defining role in US elections, but are they effective?
Rival ‘trackers’ record every word political candidates utter
President had previously described jihadis as ‘junior varsity’
Recall of UK parliament highlights limited role of Congress
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