In a war of attrition, grinding the enemy down is just the first part. Stretching what remains until it breaks is how you finish the job As Russia’s military operation in Ukraine enters its 28th month, the conflict can be said to have gone through several distinct phases, all but one (the opening gambit) of…

The bloc could target imports of food, nuclear energy, and medicines that have thus far not been in the crosshairs The EU is considering imposing tariffs on up to €42 billion ($46 billion) worth of imports from Russia that until now have been spared from the bloc’s sanctions regime, Financial Times reported on Friday.

Beijing is showing it’s willing to go to war over Taiwan, and it’s preparing for the inevitable consequences behind the scenes By Timur Fomenko, political analyst Last week, William Lai was inaugurated president of the self-governing island of Taiwan. Lai, a pro-independence hardliner who advocates formal separation from China, made a provocative speech affirming the wayward…