European Union leaders are preparing for a difficult battle over the bloc’s next long-term budget, with disagreements over spending priorities and fears of electoral gains by eurosceptic parties threatening efforts to reach
Since US President Donald Trump signed an executive order in February to impose a 10% tariff on all imports, the world has witnessed a confounding series of unilateral tariffs placed on both
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The rubric of the US-Iranian talks slated for Saturday in Muscat turned into a vanity fair of sorts — whether the talks should be called ‘indirect’ or ‘direct’. The US President Donald
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In a piece evocative of a grandmasters’ duel, The Financial Times recently reflected on the enduring rivalry between two of America’s most formidable Cold War strategists: Zbigniew Brzezinski and Henry Kissinger. More
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The BRICS nations have issued a sharp collective response to the United States’ “reciprocal tariffs” policy, condemning it as a serious threat to global economic stability and a violation of international trade
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The United States’ global stature is under fresh scrutiny after President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff policies triggered a wave of economic volatility and diplomatic fallout, prompting comparisons to Britain’s 1956 Suez Crisis—a
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In the arena of political manipulation, no weapon is as quietly effective, nor as deceptively simple, as repetition. What begins as a whisper of deceit, when echoed persistently and with precision, soon
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Amid rising tensions in the ongoing trade war with the United States, China has shown little fear of escalating tariffs and other sanctions imposed by President Donald Trump. In fact, President Xi
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The U.S. government has taken a dangerous step in recent days with its trade policy, using the rhetoric of “reciprocity” to impose a new wave of tariffs on major global trading partners,
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The US military is accelerating its adoption of generative AI to support intelligence operations, with recent deployments highlighting both the potential and the risks of this shift. In a recent report by
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Beijing has escalated its trade tensions with the United States by imposing a staggering 125% tariff on U.S. goods, in retaliation for the U.S.’s recent hike in tariffs on Chinese exports. The
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As Chinese people watched the tariff war spiral out of control, there is one person they suddenly feel nostalgic for—Chairman Mao. There’s a consensus in China that, among all leaders, Mao knew
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Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson’s new book Abundance has gotten a good deal of well-deserved attention, and I would like to say up front that I am one hundred percent onboard with their argument
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BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, has subscribed to a $750 million bond issue by India’s Adani Group, a private placement deal that marks a potential recovery for the conglomerate despite ongoing
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The ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) today issued a joint statement expressing deep concern over the recent imposition of unilateral tariffs by the United States, warning that the move could undermine global trade,
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China’s surging trade dominance, underpinned by a record-breaking $1 trillion trade surplus, has intensified global economic tensions and played a pivotal role in reigniting former U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff war, Financial
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