Trends in Geopolitics

 "Wolf warriors in sheep's clothing?" Views expressed in this geopolitical news and analysis are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 14 October 2026, 0345 UTC. Content and Source:  "The Diplomat Brief." https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQhWpCFsKnFRlvFgzzrWScTsdnD Please check email link or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://trendsingeopolitics.blogspot.com). October 14, 2026 thediplomat.com Welcome to the latest issue of Diplomat Brief. This week we dig into China’s new style of subnational diplomacy in Australia. We also check in on the brewing South Korea-Ukraine rift and much more. .  ­ STORY OF THE WEEK ­ FEATURE Wolf Warriors in Sheep’s Clothing: China’s New Subnational Diplomacy in Australia   During Xi Jinping’s first decade as Chinese Communist Party (CCP) general secretary and chairman of state, Beijing’s approach to Australia grew increasingly blunt and confronta...

"The Trump-Xi APEC Summit:  Seeking a trade truce." Views expressed in this geopolitical news and analysis are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 29 October 2025, 2345 UTC. Content and Source:  "The Diplomat Brief."  https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQcqbWzZXQqqlgdqXkmBRhXPrxK URL--https://thediplomat.com. Please check email link, URL, or scroll down to read your selections. Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://trendsingeopolitics.blogspot.com). OCTOBER 29, 2025 THEDIPLOMAT.COM Welcome to the latest issue of Diplomat Brief.   This week our top story explores what China and the U.S. want to get out of the much-anticipated summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. We also have an interview with Scott Miller, author of “Let My Country Awake: Indian Revolutionaries in America and the Fight to Overthrow the British Raj,” on the overlooked history of the U.S.-based movement opposing British colonialism in India. STORY O...