China and Russia: a friendship without limits

This week, Mark Leonard speaks with Zsuzsanna Szelényi, a Hungarian politician and foreign policy specialist, about the forces behind Hungary’s historic political shift and what comes next for both the country and Europe.Together they explore how economic pressures, corruption sc ...  Show more

For the last few days, a set of pronouncements from the White House have filled the news regarding the war in Iran. President Donald Trump has gone from threatening to destroy an entire civilisation to negotiating a ceasefire between Washington and Tehran, led by Pakistan. This w ...  Show more

As Xi Jinping, China’s leader, meets with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in Moscow this week, Chinese officials have been presenting his trip as a mission of peace. But American and European officials are watching for something else altogether — whether Mr. Xi will add ...

Oggi Xi Jinping e Putin si sono incontrati a Mosca. È il loro quarantesimo incontro, ma il primo da quando è iniziata l’invasione di Mosca dell’Ucraina. A favore di telecamere i due si sono scambiati frasi un po’ sdolcinate e complimentose che servono a confermare agli occhi del ...  Show more

On ne cesse de s’interroger sur la relation qu’entretiennent la Chine et la Russie… particulièrement depuis le début de la guerre d’Ukraine. Les déclarations récentes de l’ambassadeur de Chine en France ont ajouté au trouble, alors que Lu Shaye contestait devant nos confrères de ...  Show more

Day 310. Today, as Putin announces that China's leader Xi Jinping will be visiting Russia in the New Year, we discuss what this meeting means for the war in Ukraine. Plus, we reflect on the 100 year anniversary of the birth of the Soviet Union and what it can tell us about the cu ...  Show more