The United States carried out airstrikes in northern Nigeria on Christmas in an effort to weaken Islamist militant groups operating there. Experts, however, are questioning the choice of targets.
By David Renke
The attacks by the Houthi rebels in the Gulf of Aden hurt Chinese trade interests. Nevertheless, Beijing has not joined international efforts to ensure safe passage in the Red Sea.
By Michael Radunski
US President Joe Biden is bringing America's soldiers stationed in Afghanistan back home. The withdrawal is to be completed by the end of August. And a new player is already making its move. China wants to use the resulting vacuum for its own benefit.
By Michael Radunski
Beijing is also massively intimidating regime critics abroad. The targets of the attacks include exiled Uyghurs campaigning for self-determination for their people in Xinjiang. Beijing accuses the activist Dolkun Isa of planning bomb attacks. But an international manhunt has never been sufficiently substantiated. German authorities have no suspicions against the man.
By Marcel Grzanna
