Bobo Lo

3 weeks ago | cepa.org | Bobo Lo |Edward Lucas |Alison Mutler

While Moscow and Beijing remain strongly committed to their strategic relationship, the war in Ukraine has exposed major differences in their views on the international order. China and Russia are strategically autonomous actors that pose different challenges to US interests. China’s leader, Xi Jinping, seeks to undermine US global primacy, yet values stability in the international system as key to China’s prospects.

Nov 5, 2023 | lowyinstitute.org | Bobo Lo

The conflict in Gaza has become the latest theatre of nightmares in an increasingly fragmented and chaotic world. The sheer horror of Hamas’ terrorist assault on southern Israel, and the mounting number of Palestinian civilian casualties arising from the Israeli response, have stunned television audiences around the globe and left policymakers flatfooted.

May 9, 2023 | afr.com | Bobo Lo

PolicyForeign Affairs & SecurityGlobal economyMany countries, particularly in the global south, regard the rules-based notion as an artificial Western construct. Bobo LoMay 10, 2023 – 6.36am or Subscribe to save articleThe Russian invasion of Ukraine has sharpened the commitment of Western governments to a liberal vision of international order. But it is a different story elsewhere.