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Is China Really Filling America’s Vacuum?
Evidence from 2026 shows that China is not simply filling the gap or staying out. Instead, China is acting strategically-getting involved where its own...
Europe’s China Dilemma: The New Geopolitics of Free Trade
Over the past five years, the European Union has quietly built the largest network of modern free trade agreements in the world. New Zealand,...
Can Andy Burnham Revive Britain’s Economy by Channeling Richard Nixon?
Britain could soon have its seventh prime minister in a decade, with Andy Burnham emerging as a potential successor to Keir Starmer.
The analysis argues...
Why the SDG Report 2026 Is the Most Urgent Wake-Up Call for Global Development
Less than four years from the deadline, and only 16% of the targets are going to be met. The 11th edition of the Sustainable...
The Quad’s Identity Crisis: Caught Between Ambition and Reality
Asia-pacific region is becoming increasingly contested with like-minded states forming coalitions. Two institutional models such as AUKUS and Quad, which are both US led,...
The Weaponization of Interdependence: Economic Networks as Instruments of Power
From Globalization to Geopolitical Competition
The integration in one sense was the great pacifier for the three decades following the fall of the Iron Curtain,...
Why Indonesia Faces Greater Risk to US Monetary Tightening
The Asymmetry of Global Monetary System
The global economic system is consistently driven by the world’s most influential central bank. Data shows that global financial...
From Tehran to Banjul: Why Economic Vulnerability Is a Security Challenge for Small States
What does a missile exchange between Iran and Israel have to do with the price of a taxi ride in Banjul?
At first glance, very...
Financial Brief: A Weekly Roundup on the Geopolitics of Money | June 02
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Brazil tariff threat escalates. Washington proposes 25% duties under Section 301, signaling trade enforcement is expanding beyond China into Latin America.
China tech surges....
The New Oil Kings: How the Hormuz Crisis is Shifting Power from Dollar to Yuan
The ongoing US- Iran confrontation has pushed the global energy market into a critical state, with Brent crude oil prices hovering $91- $92 per...