What Does Trump Want in the Middle East?
America’s allies in the region wish they knew! Read More Here
Author: lookingbeyondborders
America Failed to Stop Pakistani Nukes. Will It Repeat the Error with Iran?
Sixty years ago, Pakistan vowed to build nuclear weapons despite international opposition, ultimately succeeding due to American complacency. Read More Here
Kashmir conflict: the Chinese warplanes and weapons used by Pakistan
China is Pakistan’s biggest arms supplier, and its fighter jets and missiles played a key role in last week’s military exchanges with India. Read More Here
Trump may meet Xi in China as soon as April
US president expressed hope for China’s leader to visit Mar-a-Lago but China seeks more formal setting in Beijing or Washington. Read More Here Also Read: As Tariff Chaos Reigns, What Is Trump Actually Trying to Do?
The Paradox of Trump’s Economic Weapon
Why short-term success of Trumple economic policies will hasten long-term decline of the United States. Read More Here
Why Isn’t China Playing Trump’s Game?
Beijing has opted for defiance instead of flattery. Will the strategy backfire? Read More Here
Will the United Nations Survive Trump 2.0?
Recent actions by the United States may foreshadow its withdrawal from the world’s foremost multilateral institution. Paradoxically, however, the breakdown of the multilateral order the US helped establish nearly eight decades ago could serve as a catalyst for greater international cooperation. Read More Here
Why Interest Rates Matter
The Federal Reserve’s primary economic policy tool is also a macro-signal of the economy’s health. Read More Here
Trump Warns of Tariff ‘Disturbance’ as He Touts Trade Plans
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would continue to push his campaign “swift and unrelenting action” in reorienting the country’s economy, immigration and foreign policy in an address to the Congress that was watched closely across the world for signals on how hard is going to push for change domestically and internationally. Read More Here
China Sets GDP Target at About 5% Despite Trump Tariffs
Beijing sets an ambitious economic growth goal of around 5% this year, lowers CPI target to around 2% for first time in more than 20 years and aims for a fiscal deficit target of around 4% of GDP, highest in over three decades. Read More Here Also Read: 8 takeaways from Premier Li Qiang’s work […]
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