Trump and Xi are unlikely to reach a deal that can resolve the current strains in relations at the upcoming G20 summit.

Russia and China may have shared interests, but they are not on the verge of a traditional alliance.

Both the EU and China have vowed to respond to Trump’s protectionist policies.

The future of the Korean Peninsula remains opaquer than the ebullience displayed at last month’s inter-Korea summit.

Kim Jong-un’s recent visit to Beijing was a diplomatic coup for both China and North Korea.

If Trump leaves the summit with Kim without a firm path towards denuclearisation, this gamble will be a failure.

We should not mistake Olympic goodwill for geopolitical change on the Korean Peninsula.

The US needs to make it clear to Pyongyang that it cannot establish a ‘new normal’ by testing missiles over Japan.

South Korean President Moon’s diplomatic approach towards Pyongyang will be the focus of his first meeting with Trump.

Park Geun-hye’s sacking may be seen as a triumph of democracy, but the pressure will soon mount on her replacement.