The Proximity of China's War in Taiwan

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Pentagon predicts China's nuclear arsenal will almost quadruple in size by 2035. Chinese strategists hope that by then their odds of winning an actual war over Taiwan have improved. But the longer Xi Jinping waits, the more the military balance tips in his favour.

Over the last couple of decades, the state has been making significant investments into its armed forces in an attempt to challenge America’s dominance. We ask how much further they will go. When the Ukraine war sent energy prices soaring, the consequences for Europe proved fatal. And, a tribute to the father of Tibetan film.

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