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The argument that the erosion of the dollar’s global status could benefit the US is gaining traction in Washington. That move ...

X CEO Elon Musk is close to President Trump at a time when India wants to negotiate on US trade. But X’s case challenges wide ...

US tariffs add to the sense of an increasingly unpredictable and unreliable partner. Allies in Europe and the Pacific are ...

Despite the bitter exit of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from ECOWAS and their formation of the rival AES, the destinies of ...

Beijing will see the removal of South Korea’s president and subsequent election as an opportunity to undermine Seoul’s ...

Beyond the shock of its sheer scale, the Trump administration’s extraordinary new tariff regime, announced on 2 April 2025, was notable for the exemptions it contained. Certain critical minerals – ...

Southeast Asian leaders have long argued that they should not have to choose sides between the US and China. Indeed, trading nations such as Malaysia and Vietnam have arguably profited from heightened ...