GWYNNE DYER

Biden did not actually promise to commit American forces to defend Taiwan against a Chinese invasion.

Russia is as unlikely to split up permanently as France or Japan.

They have no nuclear weapons, and the only way they can have their security guaranteed by a nuclear deterrent is to ...

The Philippines is a leading contender for the title of ‘world’s most populist country’.

Chinese customers are shifting away from dependence on supply chains originating in China. The shift could be permanent.

Excessive caution has given way to over-confidence.

People say you can’t do anything about the weather, but it may actually be possible to weaken or even stop these storms.

Strict military logic would argue for postponing the Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine until then, but Putin ...

Everybody now knows exactly where [Moscow] stands, which means this war will go on until Ukraine is destroyed or Russia ...