Policy

Most powerful executive branch to date takes shape “Takaichi power” fuels prospects of long-term rule

North Korea’s economic rise is less about growth than about funded capabilityConflict-linked cash is speeding up industrial and military learningPolicy must disrupt cash-to-capacity channels, not just impose sanctions

Tariffs do not just redirect trade; they quietly reroute skills, students, and institutions Trade diversion reshapes education and jobs Policy must treat trade shocks as human-capital shocks, not only as economic ones. When the U.S.

This is no longer a race to catch up, but a push to reduce strategic dependence on China Supply chains and education systems are now instruments of geopolitical power Resilience will depend on how quickly institutions adapt skills, policy, and procurement

Vietnam Steps Up Efforts to Foster the Rare Earth Industry, Moves to Overhaul Regulatory Framework Expansion of the Mining Value Chain to Absorb Surging Global Rare Earth Demand South Korea, the United States, and the EU Move Early to Establish Cooperative Ties With Vietnam

EU brings satellite-based infrastructure into the security domainEarly warning without interception contrasts with the U.S.-style space shield

Takayichi, the ‘Female Abe,’ Seeks the Revival of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces Trump’s Rare Intervention in an East Asian Ally’s Election Boost to Policies Envisioning Japan as a ‘War-Capable State’ U.S.

Policy language hardens around “reducing dependence on the opposing bloc”Repeated boundary-setting weakens the premise of an integrated market

With “one in three citizens elderly,” Japan’s aging accelerates, heightening labor shortage risks Tokyo steps up institutional reforms as industries extend, abolish, and reconfigure retirement systems Major economies move in lockstep on retirement age extensions, signaling a global labor market shift

U.S. visa tightening cuts off long-term settlement pathsIndia absorbs returning talent as a core growth asset

Europe’s problem is not a lack of firms, but a system that keeps them small An EU federation is best understood as industrial infrastructure, not constitutional ambition Without enforced market integration, Europe will keep exporting its champions instead of building them

Misaligned climate policy shifts emissions across borders instead of cutting them globally Uneven rules push firms to relocate production rather than invest in deep decarbonisation Only coordinated incentives can stop carbon leakage and restore policy credibility

Cheap solar has reshaped the growth logic for power-scarce economies Solar-first strategies deliver faster, cheaper energy than nuclear in most cases today The challenge is timing: build solar now and scale complexity only when demand rises

Japan’s growth problem is not a lack of effort, but weak output per hour Extending work hours raises costs without fixing productivity or wages Policy should shift from time worked to skills, management, and productivity gains

Europe shifts energy policy, steps up SMR development EU expands institutional and financial backing East Asia’s three major economies also focus on SMRs, with South Korea and Japan struggling on commercialization Across Europe, efforts to bui

U.S. DOE Quietly Revises Safety, Environmental, and Security Standards Exploding Power Demand From AI Data Centers Aging Infrastructure Adds to Rising Blackout Risks The administration of U.S.

Stalemate in Negotiations Over $200 Million AI Contract With Anthropic Prolonged Dispute Over Application of Claude Safeguards China’s Advanced Unmanned Capabilities Emerge as a Key Security Variable The U.S.

Call for “pragmatic federalism” spanning fiscal and industrial policy Fiscal integration gap persists despite growth pressures in major economies Security and foreign-policy autonomy issues reignite debate Europe risks deindustrializ

Tariffs Slashed to 18% as India Agrees to Suspend Russian Oil Purchases U.S.

Unprecedented January Dissolution Riding Sky-High Approval Ratings Ruling Coalition Poised to Exceed 310 Seats, Clearing the Threshold for Constitutional Revision Two-Year ‘Zero’ Food Tax Pledge Triggers Collapse in Ultra-Long Bonds