US foreign policy

US Treasury chief Bessent hails ‘big victory’ for Japan PM Takaichi in election

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has praised Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi as a 'great ally'.

S’pore will remain a trusted hub for global supply chains: Vivian at US-led critical minerals meeting

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other government officials pose for a family photo on the day of the Critical Minerals Ministerial, at the State Department in Washington D.C., U.S., February 4, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Trump’s China policy is incoherent. That may be the point

Will US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping shake hands on a grand G2 deal at their next meeting in April after their last one in Busan last October?

Commentary

Beware the crocodile: The challenge for small states

In the brutal world of geopolitics, great powers are like crocodiles and small states need to be very careful even when they appear to smile.

Shrinking sales: US’ biggest shrimp supplier India, rocked by tariffs, seeks new markets

Shrimp accounts for two-thirds of India’s seafood exports, making the shellfish the backbone of Indian marine trade.

Nazis, Soviets and Trump: US’ fixation with Greenland

An American built Cold War-era satellite station, referred to locally as Mickey Mouse, on a hill above Kangerlussuaq, in western Greenland.

News analysis

Three key provisions in Trump’s Greenland deal with NATO. Will they be enough?

Few details have filtered out about the diplomatic compromise that apparently satisfied Mr Trump enough for him to withdraw his initial Greenland tariff threat.

Always beware a declining superpower

Relative decline can make a country behave erratically, even a superpower like the United States, says the writer

America’s barbarians inside the gates

US President Donald Trump's caprice makes it impossible for his explainers to keep pace, says the writer.

In a world defined by ‘raw power’, Europe must shed ‘traditional caution’: EU chief

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Europe had to toughen up to influence the world around it.

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