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The US simply cannot afford to sustain its dominance so there’s no real danger, but pandering to Trump’s vanity could have its rewards.
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Eating simply is the best cure for our Christmas excesses
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Trump vs the Fed: why 2025 could be the year things get ugly
The Fed is making it clear that Trump’s policies come at a price, one that he might be unwilling to pay if inflation rises more sharply.
27 Dec 2024 - 5:52AM
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Donald Trump, then US president, looks on as Jerome Powell, his nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, speaks at the White House in Washington on November 2, 2017. Photo: Reuters
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China economy
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Why world’s economic powers could find 2025 a year of great struggle
Assumptions about reliable sources of growth and the promise of AI must be questioned if countries hope to keep pace in 2025.
26 Dec 2024 - 8:30PM
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Food and agriculture
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Next Christmas, let’s do more to feed the world’s hungry
The world produces enough to feed all its people, but we still suffer from huge amounts of food waste and millions not having enough to eat.
26 Dec 2024 - 5:59PM
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US-China relations
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2024 shows US-China tensions no longer the biggest story
Unrestrained regional powers jostling for control, building weapons and taking bolder risks are influencing trajectory of world politics.
26 Dec 2024 - 8:35AM
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Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives to meet US President Joe Biden at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Lima, Peru, on November 16. Photo: AFP
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Besides the border, 4 issues obstruct warmer China-India ties
Both nations share similarities but also sharp differences in how they see the international order, its future, multipolarity and the Global South.
24 Dec 2024 - 5:30AM
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War and conflict
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Taliban’s promise of security through strength in Afghanistan rings hollow
While the Taliban claims to have improved security in Afghanistan, terror attacks have only continued since the group seized power.
23 Dec 2024 - 9:44PM
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Belt and Road Initiative
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China’s ties with Global South show a different world order is possible
With an emphasis on equity and sustainability, Beijing’s cooperation with developing countries goes beyond mere infrastructure projects.
23 Dec 2024 - 5:30AM
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Middle East
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Fall of Syria’s Assad narrows China’s diplomatic space in the Middle East
There is too much power in the hands of the US and regional actors like Turkey for China to play a key role.
22 Dec 2024 - 5:30AM
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A man walks across from the embassy of China in the Syrian capital Damascus on December 12. Islamist-led rebels took Damascus in a lightning offensive on December 8, ousting Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and ending five decades of Baath rule in Syria. Photo: AFP
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Cryptocurrency craze no match for gold’s enduring allure
Leaders and policymakers should not be swayed by calls to pivot to cryptocurrencies when gold is as strong as ever.
21 Dec 2024 - 5:18PM
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United States
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Does Trump’s tariff-happy team realise China is playing weiqi, not chess?
Much depends on how successfully Trump seduces leaders away from multilateral rule-making and how firmly China resists the siren call of bilateralism.
21 Dec 2024 - 8:05AM
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In a world fraught with risk, Trump will add to the bumps
Amid increasing geopolitical uncertainty and trade tensions, investors are counting on the US central bank to keep printing money.
20 Dec 2024 - 8:30PM
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China can win Japan and South Korea over from a US under Trump
Amid political changes in the three countries, China can carve out a new strategic landscape in East Asia by offering trade and cooperation.
20 Dec 2024 - 10:34AM
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South Korean protesters wear masks of President Yoon Suk-yeol (centre), US President Joe Biden and then Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida as they demonstrate against a trilateral military exercise in front of the US embassy in Seoul on June 27. Photo: AFP
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US-China relations
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US-China science pact renewal a ray of hope amid techno-nationalism
The pact sustains targeted collaboration, but it also risks reinforcing emerging scientific blocs, potentially reshaping the global research landscape.
20 Dec 2024 - 8:37AM
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United States
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How Biden’s memos can ensure continuity in US foreign policy under Trump
For the sake of national security, transition memos must offer a real road map on key specific foreign policy challenges, like the ones Bush did for Obama.
19 Dec 2024 - 8:30PM
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Ukraine war
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How bureaucracy is sabotaging UK’s efforts to aid Ukraine
Generous amounts of military aid have been pledged, but red tape is preventing it from getting to the frontline as quickly as Ukraine needs it.
18 Dec 2024 - 8:30PM
Ukrainian civilians take part in a military training session on a shooting range in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, on December 7. Photo: EPA-EFE
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United States
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Why a Trump economic boom is much less likely this time around
Trump is once again inheriting a strong US economy but the world is more volatile, and US debt and interest rates are much higher.
17 Dec 2024 - 8:30PM
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Technology
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From TikTok to Apple, companies must tread carefully amid digital nationalism
Restrictive policies could hinder innovation, limit consumer choice and fragment the global digital economy.
17 Dec 2024 - 6:38PM
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US-China relations
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Inauguration invitation to Xi shows Trump’s deal-making in action
The US president-elect’s overture to China’s leader shows he doesn’t want to be as confrontational as his messaging and advisers suggest.
16 Dec 2024 - 8:30PM
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Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed
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China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic
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This economist says China’s property oversupply is far from over. Here’s why
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Ex-World Bank economist on why ‘China will not be misled’, dodging Japan’s fate
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