China has entered a deflationary cycle, exposing stark economic disparities amid slowing growth and cautious policy changes. China has been facing ongoing deflation, with prices declining for six ...

Increasingly frequent incidents of deliberate underwater sabotage targeting critical fiber optics, power cables and pipelines raise significant global security concerns. In the early hours of November ...

Domestic challenges in China are leading to a modest rethink of Southeast Asia’s economic and geopolitical strategies. Children at a China-ASEAN Expo in September 2024 view models of future low-carbon ...

As violent crime surges across much of Europe, restrictive policies and eroded rights to self-defense leave citizens vulnerable. European politics deters self-defense ...

As South Africa takes the G20 helm, it aims to spotlight African economic issues while confronting global geopolitical tensions. South Africa took on the presidency of the G20 on December 1, 2024, ...

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The president-elect’s geopolitical ambitions, blending boldness and controversy, reflect historical patterns of strategic U.S. expansion. The United States has a tradition of expansion through ...

A torrent of executive orders and legislation sets the stage for escalating U.S.-China confrontations, but President Trump might opt for a different approach. Beijing, November 9, 2017: Donald Trump ...

President-elect Trump’s proposed tariff increases may yield short-term gains but will also harm consumers and industries in the long term. As Donald Trump prepares for his return to the presidency, ...

Donald Trump has returned as president of the United States. Unlike his previous term, when there was considerable uncertainty about his views and policies toward the United Nations, there is now a ...

The signing of the “Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership” between North Korea and Russia on July 19, 2024, occurred at a time of intense geopolitical complexity and is poised to have enduring ...