- April 13th, 2026
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...
China’s accelerating nuclear submarine buildup is no longer just a shipyard story confined to satellite imagery and dry dock expansions. It has become a strategic test of whether faster industrial output can be converted into credible leverage against US sea...
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...
As the United States surges naval power toward the Middle East — including the reported movement of the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group toward waters off Morocco — Iran, Russia and China are preparing to conduct their recurring...
Japan has begun deploying the first tranche of what could become one of the largest foreign direct investment waves into the United States in history, marking a decisive new chapter in economic ties between the world’s two largest economies following...
The resounding electoral victory of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in the February 8 snap election has dramatically reshaped the strategic landscape of East Asia, delivering an unmistakable message to Beijing: attempts to pressure Tokyo over Taiwan have failed....
The United States is spreading a dense web of MQ-9 Reaper drones across the Indo-Pacific in what amounts to one of the most consequential surveillance expansions in the region in recent years. The move reflects a high-stakes bet: that persistent,...
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...
Lithuania decided to challenge China over Taiwan four years ago, it expected outrage. It expected denunciations, perhaps sanctions, perhaps a diplomatic storm. Instead, it got silence. What began in 2021 as a bold stand for democracy and human rights collided...
Beneath the gleaming skyline of Shanghai and the global dominance of China’s electric vehicle supply chains, a deeper unease is spreading across the world’s second-largest economy. Economists and policymakers alike are increasingly gripped by a sense of déjà vu —...
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