Policy

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Warns of “Entrapment in a Prolonged War”Oil Prices Surge on Risk of Hormuz Strait Closure

‘New Tariffs’ Take Effect as Backlash Builds Legal Controversy Over Trade Act Section 122 Dispute Over ‘Balance of Payments Crisis’ Requirement President Donald Trump speaks at a press conference at the White House on the

Taiwan defence readiness now depends more on political unity than on rising military budgets Institutional paralysis weakens deterrence and makes allied support less certain Without bipartisan reform, Taiwan defence readiness will remain fragile in the face of China

Better neighbourhoods create better long-term outcomes for children Housing design and social mixing shape educational success and adult earnings Urban policy must align with education policy to reduce intergenerational poverty

Low cost alone no longer guarantees stability in global markets Critical minerals security has become the foundation of industrial credibility Restoring open trade now requires rebuilding trust in supply continuity The core lesson

EU Backlash Over U.S.

Approval Granted for Mass Production of Micro-Reactor ‘Nuclear Batteries’Rising Energy Security Concerns Amid Power Shortages

Elite lawyer advantage turns money into durable courtroom power Networks and repeat experience, not just ideology, shape Supreme Court outcomes Real reform must redesign the institutional ecosystem, not merely demand fairness The

“Chinese Subsidies Drive Overcapacity and Price Distortions”Vacuum in Rules on Unfair Trade as WTO’s Role Weakens

Iran Signals Willingness for Nuclear Negotiations Amid U.S. Military Pressure, Draft Agreement Under Preparation Wartime Posture Maintained, Risk of Armed Confrontation Persists U.S.

Move to Invoke Section 122 and Pursue Section 301 in ParallelChina’s Exit from Punitive Rates Alters Negotiation Dynamics

The issue is LLM adoption, not ownership Regulation matters more than sovereignty Implementation beats symbolism When large language models (LLMs) first became publicly available, talks frequently focused on a race to own

Rising Costs and Weak Demand Drive Closure WaveIndustrial Spillover Intensifies, Manufacturing Ecosystem Shaken

AI misuse is spreading faster as advanced models become widely available National safeguards alone cannot contain cross-border diffusion of high-risk systems A targeted US–China agreement is crucial to slow global AI misuse Acc

Signs of Nuclear Talks Collapse, Military Options Fully DeployedIsrael–U.S. Strikes Fail to Eliminate Nuclear Variable

Japan Commences U.S.

China’s naval grey-zone tactics are reshaping maritime power without open war Industrial scale and constant presence give Beijing quiet leverage Without policy reform, strategic erosion will continue In 2024, it be

Cash bonuses cannot fix delayed childbearing policy failures Later births reflect structural insecurity, not lost desire for children Only institutional reform can shift fertility timing sustainably The most telling

The Trump G20 agenda narrows the forum to economic power projection It shifts focus from ESG cooperation to U.S.–China competition Institutions must adapt to a more fragmented global order When the U.S.

Japan arms exports end an 80-year taboo and create a major strategic inflection The shift combines legal change, record budgets, and political mandate—money meets law Tokyo must pair exports with strict controls or risk a regional arms spiral