May 2026

Probable Paths for Trump’s Managed Trade Framework with China

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed in principle to create new bilateral mechanisms — including a Board of Trade and a Board of Investment — under a “reciprocal

May 31, 2026

Americas·Asia·Opinion

A New Chapter in US-India Trade: What the June Negotiations Could Unlock

A US trade delegation will visit India from June 1–4, to try to lock in the text of an interim trade agreement and push forward work on a broader Bilateral Trade Agreement

May 30, 2026

Americas·Asia·Explainer

The Parallel Order: How the Global South Is Building Its Own Development System

The report ‘The Parallel Order: How the Global South Is Building Its Own Development System’ examines how emerging economies are creating a parallel, commercially driven development architecture that is reshaping trade, finance,

May 30, 2026

Report

Why the Conservatives Cannot Win Even When Labour Stumbles

The Conservative Party is behaving like a team that has discovered the secret playbook to victory — even as the scoreline keeps getting worse. Their leaders talk themselves into optimism because Labour

May 29, 2026

Europe·Opinion

Can AI Companies Pay for the Jobs They Disrupt?

OpenAI’s $250 million job fund is less a charity gesture than a signal that the company now recognizes an uncomfortable truth: if AI is going to reshape work, it has to help

May 28, 2026

Explainer·Technology

Can Brussels Build Trust? A Bigger Role for INTCEN

The European Union’s low‑profile Intelligence and Situation Centre (INTCEN) is suddenly at the heart of a high‑stakes argument about how Europe should organise power, secrecy and sovereignty in a much harsher security

May 27, 2026

Technology

Rethinking How We Grow Rice

Rice is a miracle grain that keeps billions alive—and a quiet accelerant of the climate crisis the world can no longer ignore. The question now is not whether we can give up

May 26, 2026

Planet

Canada, India and the Future of North American Supply Chains

A Canada–India trade agreement may seem modest in aggregate volume, but it is disproportionately important for Canada’s diversification strategy and North American supply‑chain resilience, especially in critical minerals, clean energy, and knowledge‑intensive

May 26, 2026

Americas·Asia·Opinion

Big Tech Makes its Case to the Pope

Silicon Valley has always known where power resides, even when it is cloaked in ritual rather than code. Its latest pilgrimage—to the Vatican—is less surprising than it might appear. As Pope Leo

May 25, 2026

Technology

The Economic Case for Rubio’s India Mission

Marco Rubio’s May 2026 visit to India is not diplomatic pageantry; it is an attempt to re-anchor a relationship whose economic and security stakes are now systemic for both countries and for

May 24, 2026

Americas·Asia·Opinion

Probable Paths for Trump’s Managed Trade Framework with China

A New Chapter in US-India Trade: What the June Negotiations Could Unlock

The Parallel Order: How the Global South Is Building Its Own Development System

Why the Conservatives Cannot Win Even When Labour Stumbles

Can AI Companies Pay for the Jobs They Disrupt?

Can Brussels Build Trust? A Bigger Role for INTCEN

Rethinking How We Grow Rice

Canada, India and the Future of North American Supply Chains

Big Tech Makes its Case to the Pope

The Economic Case for Rubio’s India Mission

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