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Old-Economy Demands Could Slow Emerging Market Decarbonization
While the U.S. and Europe are rapidly modernizing their energy systems to power AI, data centers, and high-tech industries, many emerging markets remain anchored...
U.S. Diplomatic Gatekeeping Suppressed Early Warnings of Humanitarian Collapse in Gaza
In early 2024, as Israel’s military campaign in Gaza intensified following the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks, staff at the U.S. Agency for International...
Trump Warns Britain on China as Starmer Pushes Economic Reset
Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s visit to China marks a deliberate recalibration of British foreign economic policy at a moment of heightened systemic uncertainty in...
Australia Presses Ahead with Critical Minerals Strategy Despite U.S. Policy Retreat
Australia’s response to the U.S. decision to step back from guaranteeing minimum prices for critical minerals projects highlights the growing centrality of state intervention...
The Great Abdication: How America’s Retreat Is Ceding the Global South to Its Rivals
The End of an Era for American Influence
The signing of the “Rescissions Act of 2025” on July 24, 2025, is a major milestone in...
The “Rules Based International Order” is Crumbling: Should We Mourn Its End?
On January 20, 2025, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a speech at the annual WEF meeting in Davos. Immediately, a chorus of praise...
The army that Europe was talked out of
The idea of a pan-European army has always hovered over the continent like a half-remembered dream, something glimpsed between wars and summits and then...
Why the Tiananmen Square Tactics Will Backfire Against Iran
The late 2025 to early 2026 Iranian protests are seen as the culmination of decades of negligence, mismanagement, and brutal repression by the ruling...
“Sell America” trade: who could reduce U.S. asset holdings?
Global investors hold a record $69 trillion in U.S. assets, or $27 trillion net of Americans’ foreign holdings, giving markets enormous exposure to shifts...
U.S. considers targeted strikes in Iran to boost domestic unrest
U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly weighing military options against Iran, including targeted strikes on security forces and leadership figures, with the aim of...