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NATO Members Mull ‘Skipping’ 2027 Summit

July 8, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , ,
NATO members are reportedly considering “skipping” next year's summit in Albania to avoid criticism from US President Donald Trump, particularly because the event is scheduled to be hosted by Albania, one of the alliance's lowest-defense-spending members, Bloomberg reported on 8 July. Discussions regarding the postponement have gained momentum during this week’s gathering in Ankara, where Trump continued to berate members of the alliance and question its relevance for failing to meet US demands for increased military spending.

Millions Gather To Mourn Slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

July 4, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , , ,
Massive crowds gathered in Tehran on 4 July for the farewell ceremony of slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed on the first day of the US-Israeli war on the Islamic Republic. Waving Iranian flags and carrying portraits of Khamenei, Iranians filled Tehran's Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla and the surrounding streets, chanting slogans demanding justice for his killing. Iranian media described the massive turnout as a “renewal of allegiance to the ideals of the Islamic Revolution, Islam, and the martyrs, symbolizing the nation's commitment to dignity, independence, and resistance.”

Facing Washington’s Threats, DPRK And China Renew Ties

July 1, 2026 Ju-Hyun Park, Breakthrough News. , , , ,
On June 8, President Xi Jinping arrived in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (commonly referred to as North Korea) for a two-day visit, his first since 2019. Accompanied by a high-profile entourage that included Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Defense Minister Admiral Dong Jun, and CPC Secretariat Member Cai Qi, Xi’s arrival highlighted the deepening strategic partnership between the neighboring socialist states, which have as of late entered a new chapter in their relationship. Much was said from both sides about the profundity and unshakeability of their “invincible” friendship, along with pledges to expand bilateral cooperation, strategic dialogue, and economic and political coordination as fellow socialist states.

Trans–Pacific Paskudniks

June 16, 2026 Patrick Lawrence, Consortium News. , , ,
I have never quite got over how completely Antony Blinken and Jake Sullivan, who Joe Biden assigned to oversee his foreign policy, blew it during their first encounter with Chinese counterparts at a hotel in Anchorage. This was in March 2021, a few months into Biden’s White House years, and all concerned understood the meeting was going to be a big deal one way or another. It was: Biden’s secretary of state and national security adviser, facing officials representing a nation whose power was about to supersede the United States’, took it upon themselves to shake their fingers at figures such as Wang Yi, who is now Beijing’s distinguished foreign minister, about democracy, human rights, Hong Kong, press censorship, the Uighurs of Xinjiang and who knows what all.

US Steps Up Interference In Australia’s Domestic Politics

June 8, 2026 Paul Gregoire, People's World. , , , , ,
Sydney, Australia — This past March, the Trump administration sent a cable ordering its embassies and consulates to launch local campaigns to proactively combat propaganda targeting the U.S. This initiative, of course, includes the U.S. embassy and its consulates in Australia, where Washington is already monitoring the criminal activity of local migrants and taking a keen interest in other aspects of the country’s domestic sphere. U.S. Secretary of State Mark Rubio signed the March 30, 2026, cable, an initiative that involves the U.S. Department of War’s Military Information Support Operations (MISO), formerly the Pentagon’s Psyops unit.

Israel Delegitimized Itself With Its Attacks On The Flotilla

May 30, 2026 James Marc Leas, Substack. , , , ,
It began as a human rights mission: over 600 civilians on 72 boats from more than 45 countries, seeking to break Israel’s 19-year siege of Gaza. It ended with two Israeli-government assaults in international waters, including kidnappings, beatings, torture, sexual abuse, and violations of international law. And crucially, it ended with Israel losing legitimacy, not just with the public but also among its own allies on a scale not seen since South Africa lost its own legitimacy in the Apartheid era. On April 29, Israeli commandos boarded 22 boats of the Global Sumud Flotilla 80 nautical miles from Greece.

Middle East Rejects Trump Push On Abraham Accords

May 28, 2026 Michelle Burgis-Kasthala, Portside. , , , ,
As the US and Iran try to come to terms on a peace deal to end their months-long war, US President Donald Trump this week has introduced a new demand – that other countries in the Middle East sign on to his Abraham Accords, normalising relations with Israel. There are reasons for this. The US and Israel are militarily, strategically and economically weaker than they were on the eve of launching “Operation Epic Fury”, their joint military operation against Iran, in late February. Their carefully built-up alliances with Persian Gulf countries are now being reevaluated, given these ties didn’t prevent Gulf states from being attacked by Iran.

The Russian-Chinese Communiqué

May 23, 2026 Consortium News. , , ,
The Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the Parties), being civilizations with an ancient history, founding countries of the United Nations (U.N.) and permanent members of its Security Council, important centers of power in a multipolar world, playing a constructive role in maintaining the global balance of power and improving the system of international relations, Guided by the ideas of the Russian-Chinese Joint Declaration on a Multipolar World and the Formation of a New International Order of April 23, 1997, the Joint Declaration between the Russian Federation

History Turned In Beijing

May 20, 2026 Patrick Lawrence, Consortium News. , , , ,
How polished are the Chinese, how delicate in their gestures, after two millennia’s experience in statecraft and the diplomatic arts. They can tell a visiting dignitary of high station that relations have changed — and with relations the world order — even before the lapsang souchong is poured. Donald Trump got the full treatment. You saw this coming as soon as he descended the Air Force One stairs last Thursday to begin his two-day summit with Xi Jinping. The Chinese leader was not at the airport to greet the American president: Xi left that to children with flags on sticks and his vice-president, the not-much-heard-of Han Zheng.

Italian Port Authorities Halt Israel-Bound Shipments Of ‘Military-Grade Steel’

May 19, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , , , , , , ,
Italian authorities are holding three shipments suspected of carrying military-grade steel from India to Israel after activists from the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement and No Harbour for Genocide (NHB) exposed their contents, Middle East Eye (MEE) reported on 18 May. According to the activists, the shipments amount to roughly 806 tonnes of military-grade steel and could be used to manufacture up to 17,458 artillery shells for the Israeli army. They said the cargo originated from R L Steels & Energy Limited in Aurangabad and was destined for IMI Systems, now known as Elbit Systems Land, in Ramat Hasharon.

As Support For Israel Declines, ‘Special Relationship 2.0’ Is Starting To Rise

May 17, 2026 Mitchell Plitnick, Mondoweiss. , , ,
This month, Israel and the United States are expected to begin negotiations on a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) that would outline the United States’ plans to support Israel after the current MOU expires in 2028. Chances are this will look like a very different conversation than in the past. In recent months, there’s been a lot of noise around the idea of ending U.S. military aid to Israel. It’s an idea that has long been pursued by Palestine solidarity activists and, in the past, has also been floated by the Israeli right and their fellow travelers, who thought the aid wasn’t worth restricting Israel’s “freedom to act.”

Trump’s Failed China Trip Shows His Trade War Backfired

May 17, 2026 Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. , , , ,
Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing this May marked the first time a sitting US president traveled to China since 2017. To understand this trip, it is important to emphasize that it was the United States that requested the meeting. Beijing did not initiate it. This begs the question: Why was Trump so desperate to sit down with China’s President Xi Jinping? The short answer is the US economy is in dire straits. The aggressive trade war that the US launched against China during Trump’s first term, which he then heavily escalated in 2025, has backfired spectacularly.

A Successful Visit To Beijing

May 15, 2026 Carlos Martinez, Friends of Socialist China. , , , ,
In the following article, Carlos Martinez assesses Donald Trump’s 13-15 May state visit to China, arguing that the positive mood music between Trump and Xi Jinping reflects a (slowly) growing understanding in US policy circles that a hawkish anti-China strategy simply is not working. The semiconductor war has accelerated Chinese self-sufficiency rather than slowed it; Trump’s 145 percent tariffs collapsed within days of Beijing tightening rare-earth export controls; and the US-Israeli criminal war on Iran has strengthened, rather than weakened, the multipolar trajectory. The deeper meaning of this summit is that the US ruling class is having to, very reluctantly, start to come to terms with the world as it actually is.

Trump’s State Visit To Beijing And The New Cold War On Asia

May 14, 2026 Tings Chak, People's Dispatch. , , ,
In Beijing this week, the first US state visit to China in nine years is being staged for the world to see. The Great Hall of the People is open to Donald Trump, who has traveled with eighteen US executives – Apple, Tesla, BlackRock, Boeing, and Nvidia among them. A state banquet will be held on Thursday, followed by tea and lunch on Friday. On the streets of Beijing, “the Beast” has been securing the motorcade route since last week, flown in by C-17 ahead of Trump’s arrival to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The international mainstream press is calling this a thaw between Washington and Beijing. Trump’s actions seem to speak otherwise.

Trump Lands In Beijing With Over A Dozen Western Moguls In Tow

May 13, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , ,
US President Donald Trump landed in Beijing on 13 May for a crucial meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping to address trade, technology, Taiwan, the war against Iran, and the Strait of Hormuz. Met with red-carpet treatment in the Chinese capital, Trump was joined by a retinue of more than a dozen billionaires whose companies span major sectors of the US and global economies. A total of 16 high-profile business leaders accompanied the US president, including Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and Apple CEO Tim Cook, as well as CEOs from Nvidia, Qualcomm, BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Mastercard, Visa, Boeing, and Meta Platforms President and Vice Chair Dina Powell McCormick. 
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