China is developing some startling new kit in its quest to reclaim Taiwan
Is it a barge? Is it a bridge? It is both. Last summer China began building several unusual vessels at its Guangzhou shipyard...
China’s cynicism offensive in Asia
AT NEGOTIATIONS last month in Jakarta on a deal to ease tensions in the South China Sea, the leader of the Chinese delegation...
Cuts to foreign aid will harm Africa’s future
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Donald Trump has reshaped one of the world’s most important migration routes
In his quest to chuck migrants out of the United States, Donald Trump has found an eager partner in Central America. On March...
Comparing apples and oranges. And also small caged mammals
Cod-liver oil (1947-51), mercifully, passed away swiftly. Liver (1947-98) lasted a little longer. Avocados didn’t arrive unti...
Donald Trump is testing more than America’s Constitution
There may not have been much of a common-sense argument left, let alone a legal one. Still, at least a pretence of respect fo...
East Asia’s arms-makers are on the rise
This month a group of South Korean defence-industry bosses and government officials visited Ottawa. Their pitch: howitzers, r...
Donald Trump is testing more than America’s constitution
There may not have been much of a common-sense argument left, let alone a legal one. Still, at least a pretence of respect fo...
Europe needs to spend more on defence, not just pretend to
As the British government drew up its annual budget in 2015, the sums came out wrong in a troubling way. Cuts across departme...
Europe’s arms makers have ramped up capacity
For years European officials have talked a big game on defence. The European Union has made numerous proposals to boost the c...