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Are US-Taiwan ties strong enough to withstand Trump's shift?

Politics Channing Lee - May 21, 2026.

Donald Trump’s recent summit with Xi Jinping has revived a familiar debate: Would the United States defend Taiwan if China invaded? Skeptics point to America’s competing...

Beijing sets a price for European sanctions

EU Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - May 1, 2026.

When, on 24 April, China's Ministry of Commerce imposed export restrictions on seven European military-industrial companies for "arms sales to Taiwan", the reactions in Brussels...

The World Cup ceasefire: not peace, but calendar management

Economy Emre Alkin - May 30, 2026.

When discussing the agreement between Iran and the United States, the first mistake markets tend to make is assuming that every ceasefire means peace.  In the...

Will Jerome Powell's legacy be preserved?

Finances Desmond Lachman - May 5, 2026.

History is likely to be as kind to Jerome Powell, the outgoing chair of the US Federal Reserve Board, as it has been to Winston...

Moscow military parade highlights weakened yet increasingly aggressive Putin

Russia Oleksandr Levchenko - May 12, 2026.

This year’s 9 May parade on Red Square became a kind of turning point in understanding Russia’s real situation. The Kremlin had hoped to use...

Hail the Deep State – Are political leaders a match for the institutions?

US John Sipher - May 3, 2026.

In the lead-up to the American midterm elections, we are likely to hear the phrase, “Our institutions have failed us.”  The phrase is usually followed by...

Populists wrong to call for targeted taxes on the ultra-wealthy

Economy Michael R. Strain - May 13, 2026.

“There’s a certain level of wealth and accumulation that is unearned. You can’t earn a billion dollars. You just can’t earn that.” So claimed Representative Alexandria...

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