‘Business must go on’: why India is reaching out to the Taliban
Focus on humanitarian aid, regional connectivity could help India regain ‘strategic space’ lost after the Taliban took over in 2021, analysts note. Read More Here
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What If the US Leaves the IMF and the World Bank?
In the coming months, President Donald Trump could withdraw the United States from the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank or slash their funding. But such a move would disproportionately hurt the US itself, undermining its ability to shape the rules of the global financial system and pursue its strategic interests. Read More Here
The Spectator’s interview with President Trump: full transcript
Edited transcript of Ben Domenech’s exclusive sit-down with Donald Trump — the president’s first magazine interview since his return to the Oval Office. Read Here
Trump tariffs could be bargaining chip or economic bomb
Fragile US consumer confidence, falling investment unsettles markets. Read More Here
The United Nations, Ukraine, and the Crumbling Pillars of Global Order
At the heart of this new paradigm is a fundamental shift in how the United States approaches alliances. The post-World War II model, built on unwavering commitments and long-term strategic partnerships, is being replaced by a framework that evaluates relationships through a cost-benefit lens. Read More Here
Trump, Vance, and the New New World Order
The postwar order built on Roosevelt’s naive trust in Stalin and sustained by America’s costly global interventions now teeters on the edge of irrelevance. Read More Here
What Tariffs Can and Can’t Do
When tariffs are moderate and used to complement a domestic investment agenda, they need not do much harm; they can even be useful. When they are indiscriminate and are not supported by purposeful domestic policies, they do considerable damage – most of it at home. Read More Here
The Energy Transition That Couldn’t
Dominant intellectual frameworks persist until their limitations in describing reality become undeniable, paving the way for a new paradigm. The idea that the world can and will replace fossil fuels with renewables has reached that point. Read More Here
Why China Isn’t Scared of Trump
U.S.-Chinese tensions may rise, but his isolationism will only help Beijing. Read More Here
How the World Is Off-Track to Reduce Poverty
After several years of multiple, continuous shocks, the global economy is finally showing signs of stabilizing. Despite the grimmest predictions, the world managed to avoid a global recession this year. However, while advanced economies have largely recovered, developing countries have yet to catch up. Low-income countries risk being left even further behind. Read More Here
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