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  • Friday, 20 May, 2022
    Biden waters down Indo-Pacific Economic Framework to win support

    US president dilutes wording on regional trade deal as he departs on first Asia trip

  • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
    US politics & policy
    US Senate sends $40bn Ukraine aid package to Joe Biden’s desk

    More than half of funds earmarked for military spending as Russian invasion grinds on

  • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
    News in-depth
    Biden bids to boost alliances in Asia and affirm commitment to region

    US president visits South Korea and Japan as worries grow Ukraine war has diverted focus from China

  • Wednesday, 18 May, 2022
    Global InsightMichael Stott
    US summit struggles in Latin America are a boon to China

    Spat over attendance at Summit of the Americas underlines Washington’s waning influence

  • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
    US-China relations
    US accused of undermining Taiwan defences by focusing on ‘D-day’ scenario

    Emphasis on risk of full Chinese invasion blocks Taipei from buying vital weapons, business groups say

  • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
    Edward Luce
    Biden’s China strategy cannot work with weapons alone

    An effective policy in the Indo-Pacific would balance Beijing’s influence by raising US trade and investment

  • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
    Cuba
    US eases Cuba policy to allow more travel and remittances

    Biden administration softens aspects of Trump’s hardline approach to island’s communist government

  • Monday, 16 May, 2022
    US to establish ‘persistent’ military presence in Somalia

    Biden administration reverses Trump’s withdrawal from country as al-Shabaab threat grows

  • Sunday, 15 May, 2022
    News in-depthIndian politics & policy
    Modi secures diplomatic wins despite refusing to break with Russia

    Indian PM has been wooed by western leaders desperate for a counterbalance to China

  • Friday, 13 May, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    US holds first talks with Russian defence minister since Ukraine war began

    Lloyd Austin calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in conversation with Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu

  • Friday, 13 May, 2022
    The Weekend Essay
    What the CIA thinks: William Burns on the new world disorder

    Fifty years after Nixon’s cold war coup, the US is facing a new global realignment

  • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
    US to invest $150mn in south-east Asia in attempt to counter China

    Initiatives come as White House is pushing to reinvigorate alliances in the face of Beijing

  • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
    Seyed Hossein Mousavian
    Diplomats face one last chance to revive Iran’s troubled nuclear deal

    Scepticism among US Republicans suggests any new JCPOA agreement may be shortlived

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    Northern Ireland
    EU threatens retaliation if UK ditches N Ireland protocol

    Appeals from US for solution but Liz Truss says trading arrangements ‘fail to properly address real issues’

  • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    US senator calls for tougher sanctions on Russian businesses

    Steve Daines urges Treasury to strengthen penalties for Ukraine war and include Bank Rossiya

  • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
    News in-depthNorth Korea nuclear tensions
    Nervous South Koreans seek ways to counter North’s nuclear threat

    New president Yoon Suk-yeol has pledged to ‘dramatically strengthen’ defences

  • Monday, 9 May, 2022
    Gideon Rachman
    Ukraine and the shadow of the Nazis

    When both sides accuse their enemies of being the heirs to Hitler, compromise becomes almost unthinkable

  • Monday, 9 May, 2022
    Henry Kissinger
    ‘We are now living in a totally new era’ — Henry Kissinger

    Cold war strategist discusses Russia, the Ukraine war and China at the FTWeekend Festival in Washington

  • Sunday, 8 May, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    US hits Gazprombank executives with sanctions for first time

    Professional services to Russia banned while Europe struggles to agree oil curbs and UK adds to trade measures

  • Sunday, 8 May, 2022
    William Burns
    Putin ‘doesn’t believe he can afford to lose’ — William Burns, CIA director

    Intelligence chief discusses Russian president and war in Ukraine at FTWeekend Festival in Washington

  • Saturday, 7 May, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    CIA director says China ‘unsettled’ by Ukraine war

    Bill Burns tells FT conference that invasion may have affected Xi Jinping’s calculations over Taiwan

  • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
    Taiwan
    ‘Resolute’ Ukraine response vital to deter China on Taiwan, Japan PM says

    Kishida warning echoed by UK counterpart Johnson at London meeting

  • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
    Anne-Marie Slaughter
    Expanding Nato will deepen east-west fissure

    Admitting Finland and Sweden would only broaden the divide between Russia and its neighbours

  • Wednesday, 4 May, 2022
    US-China relations
    US moves towards imposing sanctions on Chinese tech group Hikvision

    Biden administration wants to target surveillance camera maker accused of enabling human rights abuses

  • Wednesday, 4 May, 2022
    War in Ukraine: free to read
    Nato’s eastern front: will the military build-up make Europe safer?

    The continent has more soldiers and weapons on high alert than in decades but without the cold war agreements that provided reassurance

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