China is extending its dealings with the Taliban as it increases its superpower status: China is one of the few countries that is committed to expanding its dealings with the Taliban government in Afghanistan, where it hopes to expand its use of the vast natural resources while also improving its own geopolitical security. In mid-2021 …
US-China talks: Biden and Xi attempt to play down superpower tensions but Ukraine and Taiwan loom large: Presidents Xi Jinping of China and Joe Biden of the United States have held their first face-to-face meeting since 2017. The pair met on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, to discuss their joint obligation …
China: how does the UK’s power to push back against the rising superpower really compare to that of the EU?: Vladm/Shutterstock The EU has been at the forefront of political efforts to work with and check the threats represented by China to the west since 1975. In 2019, the EU labelled China “a systemic rival” …
Ireland has the wind and seas to become an offshore superpower: The Irish government signed up to the recent Glasgow Climate Pact and used the summit to announce a raft of ambitious goals, including the development of 5 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy up to 2030. That would more than double the country’s current …
Hypersonic missiles are fuelling fears of a new superpower arms race: Maxal Tamor/Shutterstock (with elements supplied by Nasa) According to media reports from Washington, the Biden administration wants to engage China in talks on arms control and non-proliferation. The US president, Joe Biden, and Chinese leader, Xi Jinping discussed the issue during their recent virtual …
South Africa in the news: £50 million infrastructure upgrade to cement UK’s status as science superpower: Research and innovation infrastructure in the UK is to receive a £50 million upgrade, furthering the government’s aim to cement the UK’s status as a science superpower. The p …: “South Africa” – BingNews Componenta Oyj: Componenta Corporation enters …
Science superpower aspirations risk falling short unless they work for the whole UK: What will be Britain’s place in the world after Brexit? Since the publication of the UK government’s research and development (R&D) roadmap, one part of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s answer to this question has become far clearer: the future of the UK …