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
In the early hours of a wind-battered night in Hong Kong, a fire leapt across the façade of Wang Fuk Court, a sprawling high-rise residential complex. What began as a sudden blaze
France’s move to make non-EU retirees pay into its public health system has triggered predictable alarm among American pensioners dreaming of rosé-soaked afternoons on the Riviera. But beneath the surface of this
ChrysCapital’s closure of its $2.2 billion Fund X marks the largest private equity fund ever raised by an India-focused firm, surpassing its previous $1.35 billion fund by over 60%. This achievement highlights
Britain’s plan to “rationalise” its £2.5 billion overseas estate may look like prudent housekeeping in an era of tight budgets. In reality, it risks becoming a strategic blunder that further hollows out
As Ukraine edges toward a potentially catastrophic funding shortfall early next year, the European Union faces a familiar dilemma: the collision between geopolitical necessity and internal political fragmentation. What should have been
In the rapidly evolving geopolitical landscape of the 21st century, alliances that combine economic power, technological innovation, and shared democratic values are defining the contours of global influence. At the G20 summit
The Oval Office played host to one of the more unexpected theatrical episodes of contemporary American politics: an encounter between President Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani, the freshly minted mayor-elect of New
Dag Hammarskjöld once warned that the United Nations was never meant to deliver paradise—only to keep humanity from plunging into hell. As world leaders assemble for the 80th session of the UN
Pakistan’s decision to back a United States-drafted United Nations resolution authorizing an International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Gaza – part of President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan – has ignited debate at
Over the past decade, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has built one of the most elaborate governance-training export systems in the world. What often appears as scattered party exchanges, study tours,