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How Trump and Xi could cement Beijing’s advantage for years to come.

Amid the expected pomp and circumstance, what can we expect from the Trump-Xi summit?

The U.S. president heads to Beijing in detente and dealmaking mode.

The British prime minister is barely clinging to power over a split and unpopular Labour Party.

The leaders are expected to talk trade, Taiwan, and the Iran war.

For all of the U.S. leader’s efforts, Washington remains deeply vulnerable.

There were always reasons to doubt it was a real possibility—until now.

Uneven wealth distribution in the United States has political—and global—implications.

Dr. Anil Kakodkar, former chair of India's Atomic Energy Commission, joins the podcast to discuss the history and future of India’s three-stage nuclear program.

Trouble is brewing as norms against war dissolve.

The Iran war spotlights one of Washington’s most contentious counterfactuals.

The austerity measures are aimed at dealing with oil and gas shortages and conserving foreign exchange.

Si les États demeurent libres de leur diplomatie, ils n'en sont pas moins soumis à des normes internationales impératives, connues des spécialistes sous le nom de jus cogens, auxquelles ils souscrivent la plupart du temps en ratifiant des traités. Parmi celles-ci figure le devoir de prévenir les (…) / Palestine, Israël, Europe, France, Droit international, Génocide

The Tehran regime is more hard-line than ever—and has nothing left to lose.

In what can only be described as collective punishment, the young son of detained artist Gao Zhen is being prevented from returning home to the United States

Spokespersons for Parliament and the political groups will hold a briefing on the 18 – 21 May plenary session, on Wednesday at 11.00 in Parliament’s Anna Politkovskaya press room.

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Une cocotte-minute enfouie dans les bas-fonds de la finance dérégulée menace d'exploser. À l'abri des regards, le brouet du « private credit » y bouillonne depuis des années. Or les créanciers commencent à paniquer. Une crise dans ce secteur provoquerait une réaction en chaîne dévastatrice pour (…) / Finance, Économie, Spéculation, Banque, Libéralisme

Following the 2025 regional drought, Kazakhstan authorities have warned about below-average reservoir levels and the possibility for summer shortages.

The meeting will be a stark display of Trump and Xi’s shared anti-human rights vision of transactional geopolitics. Accountability will have to come from elsewhere.

KP police are the most targeted by terrorists. They are also the worst paid.