The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have an enduring connection to their occupation by the Soviet Union — they are all still on the Soviet-era power grid, controlled today by Moscow. The project to decouple the power grid of the three Baltic states from Russia has been in the works since the 2000s but became more urgent after Russ

Needs for economic revival and treatment post-Brexit will define the United Kingdom’s foreign policy landscape. China may exploit post-Brexit trade deals to further long-term strategic goals. As Labour commits to fixing economic disparities, China should target investment in Labour seats in northern England. Investing in cities such as Manchester

Post-Cameron, Conservative prime ministers have swung between seeing China as a lucrative opportunity and a security threat, over time intensifying their hawkish stance. These shifts have had profound effects, especially after passing the National Security and Investment Act which ramped up scrutiny of foreign investments, notably from China UK For

A second warning of disaster came earlier from the Russian Accounts Chamber. The influential government agency pointedly said at the end of 2022 that Russia’s transportation infrastructure outside Moscow is inadequate, aging, and underfinanced and that these shortcomings are already having a negative impact on the country’s economic and demogra

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s expanded invasion of Ukraine has rapidly transformed into a war of attrition. Looming behind Moscow’s problems in recruiting enough men to fight and providing them with sufficient weapons is a bigger issue: Russia is running out of essential reserves left over from Soviet times These reserves include natural r