The Trump-Xi summit extended the trade truce but left issues such as AI, Taiwan and strategic rivalry largely unresolved. Read more »
The Iran crisis and the standoff over Hormuz highlights a broader contest over financial infrastructure and the weaponisation of interdependence. Read more »
The debate over slowing AI is shifting from model safety to strategic competition, with China, open models and market power at stake. Read more »
The Trump-Xi summit could produce limited trade and AI agreements without resolving deeper US-China strategic disputes. Read more »
Trump’s UN speech exposed a widening gap between American power and the credibility needed to exercise global leadership. #Trump #UN Read more »
Global gold prices face Fed pressure, but central-bank buying, Asian demand and geopolitical risks are creating a higher long-term floor. #gold #Fed Read more »
Ukrainian war and Russian attacks on ports and cargo ships are cutting Black Sea grain exports and raising risks for vulnerable food-importing countries. #Ukraine Read more »
The Mecca defence pact lacks NATO-style military machinery, yet Turkish technology, Saudi finance and Pakistani capacity merit scrutiny. #Mecca #NATO Read more »
Trump’s tariffs, debt and sanctions are fuelling a slow dollar decline even as the greenback remains the world’s dominant currency. #Trump #dollar Read more »
Trump’s Cuba blockade risks migration, disorder and regional resentment without creating a credible political transition. Read more »