Whether a long-discussed “pivot” or a new-found competition, there are arguments that the Trump administration is shifting the US focus from Europe to Asia. The reality on the ground contradicts this ...

What is next in the US trade conflict with the rest of the world? At 25%, US tariffs on most auto imports will see US car prices rising unless those tariffs, too, are paused. Otherwise, with the ...

India is approaching Bangladesh’s new caretaker government with caution. Since Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus took over as Chief Advisor in August 2024, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not held ...

Australia is Tonga’s largest aid partner but on the ground in the capital Nuku’alofa it certainly doesn’t feel that way. “China Aid” logos adorn trucks and public buildings, airport x-ray machines and ...

The United States chose veteran Emirati diplomat Anwar Gargash to deliver President Donald Trump’s message offering direct talks to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, reinforcing an open message to ...

Money was an amazing invention that drove productivity growth by facilitating exchange. Unlike the old barter systems, when everyone in a market is willing to use a common token with an agreed ...

Most commentary around “Signalgate” – which saw The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg added to a White House group chat by National Security Advisor Michael Waltz – has criticised the apparent ...

Indonesia recently decided to involve military forces in forest protection, focusing on Sumatra and Kalimantan, where illegal palm oil plantations and mining activities have caused vast environmental ...