For most of this year, Beijing’s economic managers have offered a familiar reassurance: growth is cooling, but it’s cooling in a controlled, deliberate way — the natural byproduct of a planned shift
It arrived in the early hours: a low-altitude drone crossing into Romanian airspace, moving through the sky near Galați. Radar locked on, authorization was given, and a NATO fighter jet — a
For four decades, “the China story” was the only story worth telling about Asian growth. A command economy poured concrete, wired factories, and moved hundreds of millions of people from farms to
On April 1, 2026, at 6:35 p.m. EDT, the roar of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket echoed across Florida’s Kennedy Space Center as it lifted off from Launch Pad 39B, carrying
In an era of unraveling global order, the European Union’s free-trade agreements with far-flung partners—India’s “Mother of All Deals,” Mercosur’s long-stalled pact, Australia’s minerals lifeline—are no longer mere economic afterthoughts. They are
With all the attention on the escalating war in Iran, Ukraine has almost faded from the headlines. Still, there are signs that Vladimir Putin has taken advantage of this moment as the
For decades, Pakistan’s role as a haven for armed militant groups has been treated largely as South Asia’s problem — a festering wound in the India-Pakistan relationship, a complication in the Afghanistan
When the French government announced it would spend €70 million in April to subsidize fuel costs for farmers, truck drivers, and fishermen, it was not merely addressing an economic issue — it
On February 28th, the United States and Israel launched a surprise campaign of nearly 900 airstrikes against Iranian military targets, nuclear sites, and leadership, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and triggering a
On March 25, in Pyongyang, Alexander Lukashenko and Kim Jong Un stood shoulder to shoulder and signed a Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation. The Belarusian strongman called it “fundamental.” Relations between Minsk
India’s green energy transition just became more geopolitical. With Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to New Delhi and a new Strategic Energy Partnership on the table, India and Canada now have a
In the chaotic aftermath of Operation Epic Fury, the February 28, 2026, U.S.-Israeli strikes that killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and shattered Iran’s top military command, the Islamic Republic stands at the
In the marble halls of Brussels, where European leaders once negotiated in presumed solidarity, a chilling new reality has emerged: one member state may have turned the tables into an open line