The fate of Indonesia’s unrivaled stocks of nickel — a critical mineral used to make batteries for electric vehicles — is caught in the conflict between the United States and China.
Category: International Relations
Sweden Is Not Staying Neutral in Russia’s Information War
The country has empowered a government agency to openly combat online disinformation coming from foreign adversaries, and especially the Kremlin.
The U.S.-China Rivalry Is Complicating the World’s Debt Crisis
Suriname, a tiny nation ravaged by recession, inflation and impossible debts, saw its relief held up by superpower politics. It won’t be the only country.
China’s Extreme Floods and Heat Ravage Farms and Kill Animals
China’s leader has made it a national priority to ensure the country can feed its large population. But weather shocks have disrupted wheat harvests and threatened pig and fish farming.
As U.S. and Chinese Officials Meet, Businesses Temper Their Hopes
Chief executives in the U.S. have long pushed for closer ties between the two countries. Now they just hope a rocky situation won’t get worse.