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In a revealing interview with the Financial Times, Rafael Grossi, Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), offered a rare and personal insight into the escalating global nuclear risks—from Iran’s growing
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Within minutes of opening its doors, a farm produce co-operative in the seaside town of Atami, south-west of Tokyo, had sold out of its government-subsidised rice. The queue had begun hours earlier,
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The Swiss government has unveiled sweeping financial reforms that could force UBS to boost its capital by up to $18bn — a proposal the bank previously slammed as “extreme” and “excessive.” The
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President Donald Trump had a difficult week. No, this isn’t about Elon Musk or Harvard University. On Wednesday, his call to Russian President Vladimir Putin didn’t go well. It turned into a
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With two-fifths of the world economy, East Asia can inspire others by creatively responding to the US President’s tariff challenge by promoting fair, dynamic and peaceful regional cooperation. No winners in economic
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The last days of dying empires are dominated by idiots. The Roman, Mayan, French, Habsburg, Ottoman, Romanoff, Iranian and Soviet dynasties crumbled under the stupidity of their decadent rulers who absented themselves
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This week my latest book, How Countries Go Broke: The Big Cycle, is being released. This note is to share what it says in a nutshell. To me, what matters most is
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As India appears to be caught in the conflict dyad with Pakistan’s heinous terrorist strategy, China is making inroads in the Neighbourhood from Afghanistan to Myanmar. Geopolitical Big Players have a tolerance
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The second round of talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Istanbul, and the events leading up to them, offer a clear snapshot of the current state of the conflict. It is
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A U.S. intelligence employee has been arrested for allegedly attempting to pass classified materials to Germany’s spy agency, in a case that has sent shockwaves through the American intelligence community and cast
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) stunned financial markets on Friday by slashing its key interest rate by 50 basis points, double the amount expected by most economists, in a bold move
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The United States has imposed sanctions on four judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC), intensifying its campaign against what it calls “illegitimate and politicized” legal actions targeting America and its allies—particularly
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