Policy

Policy and market conditions prioritized lower costsInverters emerge as data and control risks

Unusual mention of “reflection” during a Diet response Diplomatic, military, and economic tensions intensify amid Japan-China frictions China’s influence reaffirmed in East Asia’s hegemonic contest

WTO paralysis spurs tariffs and subsidies—an industrial policy arms race Replace blanket tariffs with evidence-based, sunset countervailing duties Prioritize resilient skills; publish subsidy math to restore trust By 2025, t

The European Commission remains silent as Germany and others seek direct channels European industrial competitiveness trapped by Green Deal regulations Loss of decision-making power between great powers becomes reality, strategic autonomy recedes

Shrinking international support and fiscal constraintsTalks enter phase of fine-tuning terms with Russia

China’s J-10C falters in maneuvering against India’s Rafale fighters In May, Rafales were reportedly downed by Chinese-made jets and missiles Global arms demand looks for new suppliers, with some shifting toward South Korea The competit

China centralizes iron ore power Simandou adds leverage and options Train procurement to protect budgets In late 2025, China, which accounts for almost three-quarters of the world's seaborne iron ore trade, showed its str

Raise base pay to close gaps and stabilize schools Use low-bias bonuses to retain high-impact teachers in hard posts Pair pay reform with clean screening and clear metrics to lift quality We’re facing a serious probl

Mining access secured in exchange for security supportPeace mediation, stability, and national reconstruction as justification

South Korea bets on technological edge, accelerated delivery, and whole-of-government coordination as its decisive play Germany counters with a long-horizon package tied to Norway and an industry-linked counteroffensive EU moves to harden intra-European self-sufficiency underpinned by the SAFE fund

Emphasis on legitimacy, self-confidence, and principlesTechnological great-power status feeds diplomatic confidence

Xiangshan Forum is China’s planning room for global governance Beijing fuses hard power and finance to shape rules Education must teach Xiangshan-era governance, standards, and AI/security The Xiangshan Forum, held

Trump 2.0 tariffs: 10% floor, 15% for dealmakers Campus costs climb—labs, AI gear, construction—equity gaps widen Plan for persistence: pool procurement, secure exemptions, fund aid and labs We often hear that tari

China’s defense budget contains numerous off-the-books items, making its true scale difficult to determine Geopolitical tensions intensify as Asian countries accelerate military spending A series of recent military provocations targeting Taiwan, the Philippines, and Japan

The New International Order Map Drawn by Trump’s Second-Term NSS “EU at the Stage of Civilizational Erasure,” a Withering Broadside Washington Formalizes Self-Interested Isolationism The second administration of U.S.

European Commission Notifies Google of Preliminary Findings for Alleged “DMA Breach” AI Overviews Drive Sharp Click-Through Declines, Accelerating “Zero-Click” Search and Deepening Fears of a Publisher Ecosystem Breakdown Trump Administration’s Retaliatory Tariff Warnings Collide With a Hardening EU Line, Intensifying U.S.-EU Trade Frictions

Nationalist politics inflates Japan–China business costs, risking $292.6B in trade Controls and bans snarl inputs, travel, and seafood, squeezing factories and SMEs The fix: de-risk, don’t decouple—transparent dashboards, precise licenses, targeted insurance

India and Russia have maintained an alliance for more than 60 years since the Cold War era Cooperation extends beyond energy and defense to joint development of icebreakers Tariff talks with the United States also accelerating, likely to conclude within the year

China posts largest trade surplus in its historyRare-earth export controls widen the scope of friction

Korea’s chip exports to China have shrunk dramatically over the past few years China’s fast-growing semiconductor ecosystem keeps pushing for self-reliance, even as the U.S.