On Christmas Day, authorities in Estonia and Finland noted the sudden interruption of the Estlink 2 undersea electricity cable linking their two nations - just as ship tracking data showed the Cook Islands-registered "Eagle S" passing outbound from Russia’s Baltic coast en route to Egypt.

R. Nicholas Burns, the top U.S. diplomat in Beijing, says the Biden administration is making a final push to urge China to reconsider its tilt toward Russia, Iran and North Korea.

After decades of counterterrorism, special operators are shifting back to supporting the joint force as the US faces powerful militaries.

The “pro-peace” president-elect is now threatening to destabilize the global order by using military force to expand America’s borders

Federico Santi, senior analyst for Europe at Eurasia Group, discusses the latest in geopolitics as well as Eurasia Group's top political risks for 2025.

Under Vladimir Putin's orders, Russia and China will work together on AI development, and this could further power Moscow's war.

Peter Magyar, the opposition challenger to Prime Minister Viktor Orban, told Reuters he would keep Hungary firmly anchored in the European Union and NATO if he wins elections due in early 2026 and would strive for "pragmatic relations" with Russia.

In recent years China has improved the effectiveness of its arms to such an extent that, in some areas, it has already matched or surpassed America.

Like any newly elected American President, Donald Trump must all too soon address international affairs that have been much ignored in the election.

Pundits and experts from Argentina, Russia, Ukraine, Sudan, and China give a sense of what mattered from a local perspective, and what to expect for 2025.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend the gala event celebrating 75th anniversary of China-Russia relations in Beijing, China May 16, 2024. Sputnik/Alexander ...