Since the start of the war in Ukraine, as the United States began devoting significant amounts of military and diplomatic resources to helping Kyiv defend itself against Russian aggression, some analysts have argued that the effort would undermine Washington’s ability to counter China. Once again, they lamented, the postponed “pivot …

Geopolitical tensions will dominate next week’s Group of 20 summit in Bali, as leaders of the world’s major advanced and emerging economies convene for the first time since Russia’s fateful invasion of Ukraine in February. When Indonesia assumed the group’s rotating presidency last December, the G-20’s primary focus was bolstering …

Last month, China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang embarked on his first overseas trip since his appointment late last year with a five-nation tour of Africa. Qin’s visit to Ethiopia, Gabon, Angola, Benin and Egypt continued a decades-long tradition of Chinese foreign ministers starting the year with a trip to Africa. …