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New Mercantilism in an Era of Unpredictability: Lessons from the Aggressiveness of China’s EV Industry
The world is currently characterized by increasing levels of uncertainty. Countries have changed their economic strategies in response to the US-China trade conflict, pandemic...
What the Johannesburg G20 Revealed About China and India’s Competing Roles
The Real G20 Story
The G20 in Johannesburg underscored a trend that has been developing for several years: China is steadily consolidating its leadership within...
EU Moves to Propose Using Russia’s Frozen Assets to Fund Ukraine
The European Commission is preparing a legal proposal to use frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine’s financial needs, according to multiple sources. EU leaders...
Can the CHIPS Act Truly Cut America’s Reliance on Taiwan’s Semiconductor Industry?
In 2022, US President Joe Biden officially signed the CHIPS and Science Act, a form of protectionism for the domestic manufacturing industry and a...
500 Thousand Tickets Lost! What Strategy Lies Behind China’s Travel Ban to Japan?
In response to a controversial statement made by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, more than 500,000 airline tickets purchased by Chinese citizens for travel...
India-Afghanistan economic relations and the importance of the Chabahar Port
One of the key thrusts during the India visits of Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi (October 2025) and that of Commerce and Industry...
UN Chief Proposes $577 Million Budget Cut, 18% Job Reductions for 2026
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday proposed slashing the core UN budget for 2026 by $577 million, reducing overall spending by 15% to...
When Software Becomes a Weapon: SolarWinds Is Our Final Warning
The SolarWinds attack shows that the world can be defeated without weapons. Software, which has so far formed the backbone of governments, economies, and...
Europe Struggles to Push Savers Into Markets Despite Decade of Reforms
A decade after launching its capital markets union project, the European Union still struggles to convince households to shift their savings out of stagnant...
IMEC: A Corridor Built on Optimism, Destined for Reality Check
In February 2025, President Donald Trump praised the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) as ‘one of the greatest trade routes in history.’ While such...