Politics

Russia's Anton Siluanov, left, the U.S.'s Janet Yellen, Indonesia's Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Japan's Shunichi Suzuki and others have a wide divide to bridge if the G-20 is to help solve the world's food shortages and price increases. (Source photos by Reuters)
International relations

G-20 finance chiefs meet in Bali as Ukraine war tests unity

U.S.'s Yellen scolds Russian peers for 'their continued support of Putin regime'

15 July 2022
Russian crude oil is believed to have been refined in India and exported to the West. 
Energy

India under spotlight for 'laundering' Russian oil

Reliance faces allegations of exploiting loophole to refine sanctioned crude

14 July 2022
Indonesian President Joko Widodo visited Kyiv last month shortly before a trip to Moscow.
International relations

Indonesia's Jokowi set to visit Japan this month

China and South Korea trips also in the works as Ukraine conflict hangs over G-20

14 July 2022
A pilot sits in the cockpit of a Chinese J-10 fighter jet. Increased military activity near Japan has led to unease in Tokyo.
14 July 2022
A Kyrgyz policeman looks at a burnt armored personnel carrier outside the village of Kok-Tash near the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border in southwestern Kyrgyzstan in May 2021: Exchanges of fire continue to take place with casualties on both sides.
Opinion

The perils of ignoring Eurasian instability

Volatile region has historically caused problems for the rest of the world

9 July 2022
Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi delivers her opening speech during the G-20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Bali.
International relations

G-20 ministers debate food, energy prices as global divide worsens

Russia's invasion of Ukraine casts pall over international cooperation

8 July 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in remarks to Russian lawmakers on July 7, said the West was welcome to try to beat Russia militarily, but that this would harm Ukraine. (Kremlin via Reuters)
Ukraine war: Free to read

Ukraine from June 14 to July 8: Putin warns West that Ukraine is headed for 'tragedy'

Indonesia urges G-20 to help end war as Lavrov looks on; Biden to talk energy security with Gulf leaders

8 July 2022
Xi Jinping hosts the 14th BRICS summit via video link in Beijing on June 23: Countries including Saudi Arabia, Iran and Argentina have expressed interest in joining the club of five.
Opinion

Ukraine war divides Western alliance from the Global South

BRICS nations have long aspired to a new world order

8 July 2022
Foreign ministers of the Group of 20 major economies will discuss global issues face-to-face in Bali, meeting for the first time since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (Nikkei montage/Reuters)
International relations

G-20 foreign ministers gather in Bali amid Ukraine war, inflation

U.S.-China, other meetings on sidelines; Russia's Lavrov expected to attend

7 July 2022
Joko Widodo and Volodymyr Zelenskyy shake hands in Kyiv on June 29: Reinforcing and protecting strategic stability requires leadership and commitment. (Handout photo from Ukrainian Presidential Press Service)
Opinion

Indonesia's Jokowi blazes a trail for Asian peacemaking

Bold approach should inspire region's leaders to weigh in on global security debate

6 July 2022
The flagship Moskva and Snake Island were supposed to be pillars of Russia's A2/AD in the Black Sea. (Source photos by AFP/Jiji and Planet Labs PBC/Reuters) 
Ukraine war

Russia's failure to cement Black Sea dominance has lessons for China

Moscow's withdrawal from strategic Snake Island shows 'A2/AD' is not easy

5 July 2022
Indonesian President Joko Widodo visited Kyiv and Moscow amid pressure from the public for relief from inflation and farmers for access to Russian fertilizer, as well as the threat of a boycott of the G-20 summit in November. (Nikkei montage/Reuters/Getty Images) 
Ukraine war

Indomie diplomacy: How inflation drove Jokowi to Kyiv and Moscow

From noodles to palm oil, high prices raise stakes of diplomacy for G-20 chair

5 July 2022
The Chinese Jiangwei II-class frigate entered waters near the Senkakus for six minutes Monday morning, according to Japan. (Handout photo from Japan's Ministry of Defense)
International relations

Chinese and Russian frigates sailed near Senkakus: Japan

Incident prompts protest from Tokyo, rebuttal from Beijing

5 July 2022
U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns speaks at the World Peace Forum, hosted by Tsinghua University, in Beijing on July 4.
Ukraine war

Top U.S. diplomat in China blasts Beijing over Ukraine 'lies'

Nicholas Burns calls claims of American bioweapons labs 'Russian propaganda'

4 July 2022
Aircraft lessor BOC Aviation is writing off 17 airplanes leased to Russian carriers due to the "unlikely" chance of recovering them anytime soon.
Finance

China's BOC Aviation warns of net loss as planes stranded in Russia

State-owned lessor writes down over $800m as recovery of aircraft 'unlikely'

4 July 2022
The world is split into three major political blocs, with "neutral" powers like India and Turkey gaining influence by playing the two old camps, Western and Russia-China, off against each other.
Comment

Tripolar world ushered in by the rise of 'neutral' powers

India, Turkey, others aim to expand influence through delicate balancing act

3 July 2022
A Sakhalin Energy employee at the Sakhalin-2 gas liquefaction plant in Russia's Far East. Mitsubishi Corp. and Mitsui & Co. could be forced to sell their stakes in Sakhalin Energy.
Energy

Russia move on Sakhalin-2 thrusts Japan into an energy dilemma

Loss of 10% of LNG imports would worsen summer power crunch

2 July 2022
Liquefied natural gas from the Sakhalin-2 project is loaded onto a tanker in the Russian port of Prigorodnoye last October.
International relations

Russia transfers Sakhalin-2 to new operator without compensation

Putin move raises fears Japan's Mitsui, Mitsubishi may be excluded from new deal

1 July 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Indonesian President Joko Widodo during a joint news conference following their meeting in Moscow.
Ukraine war

Jokowi says Putin agrees to sea route for Ukraine wheat exports

Indonesian president to 'bridge communications' between Kremlin and Zelenskyy

1 July 2022
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets Indonesian President Joko Widodo at the Mariinskyi Palace in Kyiv for their bilateral meeting on June 29. (Photo courtesy of Indonesian Presidential Palace)
Ukraine war

Indonesia's Jokowi offers to broker peace in meeting with Zelenskyy

G-20 president is Asia's first leader to visit Kyiv and Moscow since war began

30 June 2022
From left, Baykar's three unmanned vehicles the Akinci, a prototype of the Kizilelma and the Bayraktar TB2 are seen at the company's factory located near Istanbul.
Ukraine war

With drone gift to Ukraine, Turkey's Baykar wins fans and clients

Defense contractor sends three TB2s to Kyiv in nod to crowdfunding drive

29 June 2022
Group of Seven leaders gathered in Germany this week amid the Ukraine war, soaring global inflation and ever-present concerns about China.
International relations

5 takeaways from G-7 summit: Democracies in crisis management mode

With attention stretched between Ukraine and food crises, powers keep eye on China

29 June 2022
G-7 leaders meet in Germany on June 28, the final day of a summit that focused on the war in Ukraine, concerns about China and other global issues.
International relations

G-7 presses Russia on Ukraine, China on rights as summit ends

Rich democracies aim to squeeze Moscow's oil income and pull Global South closer

29 June 2022
Rescuers work at the site of a Ukrainian mall in the Poltava region on June 28 after the shopping center was hit by a Russian missile strike.
Ukraine war

U.S. accuses 5 firms in China of supporting Russia's military

Washington also adds companies from Singapore, Vietnam to trade blacklist

29 June 2022
An LNG tanker and icebreaker sail side by side in the Arctic Ocean in the winter: A report from Brown University suggests melting ice will weaken Russia's control of the Northern Sea Route. 
Climate Change

Russia's Arctic grip to weaken as ice melts, study says

Brown University sees shipping routes moving out to international waters

28 June 2022