Moscow aims to checkmate Ukraine and the west by overturning a ban on Russia’s federation membership
Robert Blackwill and Richard Fontaine give an authoritative, if bureaucratic, take on American foreign policy’s slow pivot to the east
Elliot Ackerman and James Stavridis have followed their cyber page-turner 2034 with an equally propulsive biotech thriller
Despite dire warnings about autocracy and human rights, expert voices urge greater understanding of this ever more powerful player
A lively and provocative new study explores the powerful forces influencing the region in a disorderly, multipolar world
Daniel Bell gives a perceptive insider account of Chinese university life but is less than convincing in his support for authoritarianism
Trying to move production from China is much harder than many companies and governments think
Three books offer insights into New Delhi’s relationship with the US and China — and ask where the rising nation will go from here
The film reflects anxiety over the US’s relative decline in the face of China’s high-tech military might
In his new book, former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd urges a policy of ‘managed strategic competition’
Humans have always loved to play games such as chess and poker, whether for reasons of survival, control or just plain fun
Three books give their views on rising tensions between east and west, the theatres of battle and what must be done to gain ascendancy
Two books look at the rise of autocracy and inequality in the country
A new facility at Changi allows travellers to fly in for contact-free meetings
Is a country’s fate determined by its terrain? Three new books examine the links between territory, power and conflict
This eclectic account of why the west prospered rests on a bold claim — not marrying cousins
Ekaterinburg’s Candidates Tournament succumbs to the inevitable while Singapore’s coronavirus siege goes on
If coronavirus doesn’t kill us, what about climate or AI? Here’s why we must get serious about saving the world
The chess grandmaster shows what you can do with the clever analysis of numbers
Practical solutions to help the ‘left behind’
The case for clean growth via tech and innovation — and a warning to rein in consumption
Two books try to make sense of what has gone wrong — but ignore the successes of emerging markets
A thoughtful handbook to help societies age gracefully
Global infrastructure project must move beyond mish-mash of opaque bilateral deals
Raghuram Rajan’s The Third Pillar skilfully unpicks the tensions between capitalism, democracy and community
