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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

“Serious talks underway” signal eases tensionsBreak from $130-a-barrel outlook

EU Steps Up Efforts to Push China Out, Tightening Trade Barriers and Regulation Across the Board Europe’s Manufacturing Slump Deepens, With Limited Capacity to Replace Chinese Production EU Turns to “Home-First” Policies to Break the Deadlock, but Energy and Labor Cost Pressures Persist

U.S., EU, UK and 20 Other Countries Move to Build Supply-Chain Alliance to Cut Reliance on China’s Rare Earths China Controls 90% of Rare Earth Refining and Magnet Manufacturing, Making Full Exclusion From Supply Chains Difficult China’s Rare Earth Dominance Expected to Weaken Gradually Over the Next Decade

Trump: “Not worried about a weaker dollar—it’s doing fine”Dollar index plunges to a four-year low; gold and other safe havens surge

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