NATO gets the headlines, but the Five Eyes alliance is another close connection between key Western powers, and it may expand.
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Wagner Group mercenaries in Belarus remain a worrying wild card with possible consequences for the conflict and the wider region.
Beijing has dialled back its aggressive stance and is adopting a more proactive and confident diplomacy to counter US encirclement.
As Western leaders depart a crucial summit, a NATO scholar parses what went down.
An aggressive Soviet strategy in Europe prompted the formation of Nato.
The latest NATO summit has put the spotlight on the global reach of the regional alliance.
The NATO summit is a chance for world leaders to hash out difficult topics, like the war in Ukraine – and for the US to show off its leadership, writes a former diplomat.
All Nordic states are now members of the military alliance, bolstering key border regions with Russia.
Leaders of the Western military alliance meet in Lithuania with the ongoing war in Ukraine as a backdrop.
Given the tensions with Russia and China, there is a clear need for greater cooperation among a larger group of countries to effectively counter the two, both in Asia and Europe.
A selection of the best of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
Nato leaders meet in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius next week - it won’t be plain sailing.
With a visit to NATO in July, and a decision due on joining the AUKUS security pact, Chris Hipkins’ visit to China has been well timed to avoid any further provocations.
A historian explains how Russian President Vladimir Putin, weakened by a short-lived mutiny, might find a path to peace with Ukraine.
Putin was put on the defensive during an increasingly rare Q&A over the war’s progress. Meanwhile, disquiet among potential rivals is growing.
Brazil and India are among the countries pointedly not taking sides over the war in Ukraine. But this is not the nonaligned movement of yesteryear.
Ukraine’s recapture of villages in the Donetsk region in early June raises a myriad of questions.
The UK leader’s visit to the US comes amid trouble at home, with low ratings for his Conservative Party. But don’t expect much joy for Sunak on trade or Northern Ireland.
It may be half-a-world away, but the war in Ukraine is escalating geopolitical tensions everywhere – including between China and the US, with major implications for New Zealand foreign policy.
Once again ethnic tensions have boiled over in Kosovo.
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