The World Economic Forum meeting in Davos will feature the usual pledges about stakeholder capitalism, purpose-driven business, and sustainable development. But without binding conditionalities, accountability frameworks, and risk-sharing that distinguish genuine value creators from rent extractors, it remains theater. Read More Here
U.S. President Donald Trump’s absence from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit laid out a red carpet for Chinese President Xi Jinping to dominate the Asia-focused gathering’s narrative and optics. Read More Here
India and China are restoring economic links strained by a 2020 border skirmish, with New Delhi set to resume direct flights with China as soon as next month. Read More Here
America’s allies in the region wish they knew! Read More Here
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
In a first, Beijing becomes Southeast Asia’s preferred choice over Washington. Read More Here
It has long been national interest, rather than high-minded idealism, that has driven French foreign policy—including its reliance on American military might. Read More Here
French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are the latest European arrivals in Beijing. Their views on China are similar, but not in complete alignment. Read More Here
For India, responding to Chinese aggression is not only a military question; it’s complicated by political and business interests that have led to incentive structures for New Delhi when it comes to deciding if, when, and how to counter Beijing. Read More Here
In recent years, the West’s lack of engagement with Africa left behind a vacuum that China and Russia eagerly filled. The US and Europe can still repair relations – and, for the first time in a long time, seem determined to try – but only by playing to their strengths. Read More Here
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