- March 1st, 2026
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague confirmed on Friday that legal proceedings against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte would continue, even after the 80-year-old leader formally rejected the court’s jurisdiction over him. The decision comes amid intensifying scrutiny...
The global financial conversation shifted sharply. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested before the US Senate Banking Committee that he “would not be surprised” if China were exploring digital assets backed by gold rather than the renminbi. His remarks, referencing...
As the International Monetary Fund (IMF) delivers its latest assessment of China’s economy, the world’s most prominent financial watchdog is grappling with a growing legitimacy crisis. Once viewed as the “lender of last resort” capable of stabilizing economies during global...
On February 19, 1942, with the stroke of a pen, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. In a single act, the lives of more than a hundred thousand people of Japanese ancestry were upended. Among them were Izumi...
The dominant assumption in international political economy was clear: the more open an economy, the stronger its growth prospects. Frictionless ports, low tariffs, deregulated investment regimes and unrestricted capital flows were treated as the essential ingredients of economic advancement. Governments...
In one of the most consequential rulings in the nation’s modern history, a Seoul court on Thursday sentenced former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to life imprisonment for leading what it defined as an insurrection through his short-lived martial...
India’s decision to purchase six Boeing P-8I Patrol Aircraft marks a significant milestone in its ongoing defense modernization and Indo-U.S. strategic partnership. The P-8I, a variant of the U.S. Navy’s P-8A Poseidon, is a long-range maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare...
For decades, China’s rise as a maritime power has been measured not only in warships launched or ports financed under the Belt and Road Initiative, but also in the vast armada of fishing vessels that now traverse nearly every ocean...
The world’s two largest economies are placing starkly different bets on how to power the future — and those bets are rapidly reshaping the industrial map. On one side stands China, racing to dominate clean-energy manufacturing while still leaning heavily...
In a stunning political turnaround that has reshaped South Asia’s political landscape, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has swept to power in Bangladesh’s first national election since last year’s dramatic student-led uprising. At the center of this seismic shift stands...
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