Is China Ready for Donald Trump 2.0?
After a sequence of policy errors, Beijing finds itself in a weakened economic position generally and in an especially poor position to face new tariffs from the incoming Trump administration. Read More Here
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Campaign over, Trump must make real-world foreign policy choices
The breadth and depth of America’s global security and business interests discourage reversion to 1930s-style isolationism. Read More Here
Donald Trump returns for a second innings
Republican Donald Trump beat Democrat Kamala Harris in a sweeping win to return to the White House as the 47th President of the United States and become the country’s oldest elected leader after surviving two assassination attempts and several felony charges. Harris, who became the Democrat candidate after President Joe Biden stepped down from the […]
How the Global South is building a better world, Bric by Bric
If Western countries want to enter the house the Brics nations are building, it would have to be as genuine partners rather than would-be landlords. Read More Here
Europe Has a New Role as U.S. Strategy Shifts to China
The U.S.-European relationship will have several practical benefits for Washington’s rivalry with Beijing. Read More Here
Why the US Can’t Win the Trade War With China – and Shouldn’t Try
At the heart of Sino-American trade tensions is the claim that China’s surging exports are a result of Chinese subsidies. But the driving force behind this glut of cheap goods is a significantly undervalued renminbi, a result of high capital outflows caused by both domestic policies and US restrictions on investment in China. Read More […]
Apple needs China more than China needs Apple
iPhone sales slip as government imposes bans and local rivals seize market share but Apple still uses Chinese firms for over 80% of its supplies. Read More Here
Russia’s ‘grain diplomacy’ reshaping global markets
Moscow leveraging disruption of Ukraine war to weaponize food supplies while angling to use BRICS to muscle US and Australia out of Africa. Read More Here
Global foreign direct investment grew 3% in 2023 as recession fears eased
New UNCTAD analysis shows global FDI trends defied earlier expectations but highlights that growth was driven by a few European “conduit” economies and raises concerns about the decline in international investment projects. Read More Here
‘The Voldemort of years’: Why these international storylines will dominate 2024
“The Voldemort of years. The annus horribilis. The year that must not be named.” That’s how 2024 has been described when it comes to the global crises that are popping around the world. Whether 2024 turns out to be as bad as the archenemy in the Harry Potter novels or the Latin phrase meaning “horrible year” is […]
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