The EU’s diplomacy has felt the weight of having basically the whole world against its double-standard application of international law and its own values and the accusations of being complicit in genocide and the brutal West Bank-Israel colonialism. In order to appease the world’s wrath, the EU has approved sanctions against individual settlers – not […]

New U.S. sanctions against Chinese companies just before Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing highlight the growing tendency to use economic pressure as a primary instrument of American diplomacy. Donald Trump plans to visit China from May 13 to 15. His baggage includes a load of sanctions instead of concessions. Days before his visit to China, […]

The European Union’s adoption of its 20th sanctions package against Russia on 23 April 2026 has triggered one of the sharpest responses from Beijing in recent years. A Reaction That Signals More Than Discontent China’s Ministry of Commerce expressed “firm opposition” to the inclusion of 27 Chinese entities on the sanctions list, demanded their immediate […]