America’s Asian friends would have little chance of deterring China if they were abandoned by Uncle Sam. By boosting defence spending they can show Donald Trump they’re not freeloading https://t.co/zgjIMU1x7k ...

America wants its Asian allies to spend more on defence to deter an attack from China. But Donald Trump has sown doubts about his country’s commitment to its friends. What is to be done? https://t.co/tRFQEVcW7g ...

Donald Trump has spoken about his desire for “denuclearisation”, and for talks with China and Russia to halve defence spending. But neither power seems interested https://t.co/1yodApFaz6 ...

Donald Trump has spoken about his desire for “denuclearisation”, and for talks with China and Russia to halve defence spending. But neither power seems interested https://t.co/lJHoRXw1ic ...

Although there is fairly broad consensus in France for spending more on defence, the politics of doing this are tricky. Emmanuel Macron runs a fragile government https://t.co/BLWZpCvupY ...