If the United States falls behind Russia and China in South Asia, it won’t just forfeit clean energy leadership—it will forfeit the future of nuclear diplomacy in the region. South Asia is racing to meet its rising power demand,

Moscow’s battlefield edge is waning, experts say. But President Donald Trump seems disinclined to ramp up pressure on the Kremlin to end the war in Ukraine.

The following is the May 22, 2025, Congressional Reserach Service In Focus report, Russia’s Nuclear Weapons. From the report Russia presents an “acute threat” to the United States and its allies, according to the 2022 National Defense Strategy.

The European Union is considering the possibility of purchasing American weapons for transfer to Kiev if the Donald Trump administration refuses Ukraine military assistance. This is reported by Bloomberg,

The United States and its allies have imposed broad economic penalties on Russia over its war in Ukraine. As the conflict continues, experts debate whether the sanctions are working.

Top economic officials avoided a condemnation of U.S. tariffs but committed to trying to reduce “economic policy uncertainty.”

JPMorgan Chase, the largest US investment bank, has published forecasts for the completion of a special operation (SMO) in Ukraine, highlighting four main scenarios for the outcome of an armed conflict and the scenario of its completion.

Ukraine has a sizable minority of Russian speakers, largely in the east. They also overwhelmingly blame Russia for hostilities.

A Russian-born scientist and Harvard University researcher, who was already facing deportation back to Russia, was charged Wednesday with trying to smuggle frog embryos into the country.

Britain’s Labour Party government is quietly separating parts of its diplomacy, along with trade and security policies, from the Trump administration.