A country’s maritime strength has become much more important: it is more possible than ever to imagine Japan and Taiwan within a U.S. sphere of influence, even though they neighbor China. This is why ...

China has built up economic and military ties across the Indian Ocean. The region holds 40% of the world’s offshore oil and ...

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation has renamed the "Taipei Liaison Office" to the "Taipei Commercial Office," reaffirming South Africa’s stance on Taiwan and its diplomatic ties ...

In a world where the unipolar world is being replaced by balkanised power blocs, South Africa must consolidate its regional power.

China's growing presence in the Western Hemisphere is a threat to the United States, the U.S. State Department has told Newsweek in unusually stark comments.

The China versus US competition, dubbed the new Cold War, is two branches of capitalism, viz. authoritarian and democratic, ...

The end of the road is now in sight for France, which has maintained its military presence and influence in Africa for a long ...

The report also detailed recent interactions between Bangladesh and China. India has long regarded Bangladesh as part of their sphere of influence, and it has grown increasingly anxious since ...

China’s rise and its joining the World Trade Organization in 2001 spooked the United States into entering a phase of containing or countering Beijing’s rise.

Analysts say China is making overtures ... as the superpowers jostle for influence. "I don't believe India should consider the whole subcontinent is under Delhi's sphere of influence.

The U.S. and China are both effectively pushing Ukraine back into Russia’s sphere of influence – but Beijing’s approach suddenly looks more reasonable in comparison. There’s an obvious ant ...