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The Double-Edged Sword of U.S. Economic Power
The United States has increasingly utilized its economic might as a tool of statecraft in the twenty-first century. Washington has employed tariffs, sanctions, and...
The “High-Quality” Gambit: Inside China’s Next Five-Year Plan
The draft proposals for China’s 15th Five-Year Plan were approved during the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party...
Behind the Communiqué: What China’s Latest Party Plenum Reveals About Its Economic Future
All eyes are on Beijing as the Communist Party of China (CPC) convenes to outline the next five years. These meetings take place amidst...
African Union Earmarks $170 Billion Infrastructure Investment Plan
During its 3rd grandiose summit in Luanda that brought together a distinguished panel of leaders, including the ministers of transport from Zimbabwe and Rwanda,...
Blueprint for a Modern China: The 15th Five-Year Plan and the 2035 Vision
Looking ahead, the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) will be critical as China’s mission to reinforce the foundations and push ahead on all fronts toward...
Argentine Midterm elections. And the winner is… Donald Trump
No one anticipated last Sunday midterm election result in Argentina. Not even the executive, that faced a dire situation on the way to the...
Trump-Xi’s ‘12 Out of 10’ Meeting Leaves Europe Watching From the Sidelines
President Donald Trump called it a “12 out of 10.” Xi Jinping called it “a new start.” Markets exhaled. But in Brussels, the mood...
South-South Cooperation in Action: The China-Egypt Partnership
Relations between Egypt and China have proven their ability to keep pace with international and regional transformations. China is one of Egypt's major trading...
From Militias to State: Syria’s Leader Cracks Down on Loyalist Factions
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa expressed surprise at the high government salaries during a meeting with over 100 loyalists at his former rebel base. He...
Nexperia Halts Wafer Supplies to China, Deepening Global Chip Supply Turmoil
Dutch chipmaker Nexperia has suspended wafer shipments to its Chinese assembly plant in Dongguan, a move that could intensify the semiconductor supply crunch already...