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A century ago, British money, weapons and air power helped Abdulaziz ibn Saud defeat his rivals and consolidate the kingdom that bears his family’s name. Now Ansarallah’s advance from Yemen is exposing the older tribal and political landscape beneath the modern Saudi state.
Russia
Putin’s warning exposes a central obstacle to a Ukrainian ceasefire: Europe wants troops to help secure the peace, while Moscow regards their presence as grounds for war.
Eight years after Meng Wanzhou’s arrest, Huawei faces a sweeping American criminal trial whose timing threatens to overshadow Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington.
United States
After 264 consecutive days without a full port call, the USS Abraham Lincoln arrived in Thailand carrying an exhausted crew. Its refuge was Pattaya, a city transformed by American servicemen during the Vietnam War.
Washington believes unprecedented sanctions can force Iran into submission. But the strategy depends upon Chinese cooperation, while Tehran retains the power to disrupt Gulf…
Economics
The yen should be strengthening as the interest rate gap with America narrows. Instead it remains stubbornly weak. The market may be signalling a deeper problem: Japan needs higher interest rates to support its…