China would hold more sway in the world today if Xi Jinping hasn’t been a mobster for the past 12 years
This one time Xi cannot make an offer others can't refuse.
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Trump plays both the good cop and the bad cop himself as he pauses new tariffs for 90 days
Stock markets rally in response, wiping out most of the losses of the past days, leaving everyone in a daze.
Why nobody in the world is reporting the truth about Trump’s tariffs
The spectacle has only just started. We don't know yet how it's going to end, but dismissing it as unhinged or completely baseless is a show of ignorance far greater than Trump is accused of.
Tariff hysteria is blown out of proportion as Donald Trump assumed the biggest risk himself
Tariffs are just another form of taxation. And like all taxes they will be judged on how they accomplish their goals - not all of which are economic.
Trump 2.0 is driven by vengeance - both at home and abroad
There's one common theme in all of Trump's decisions since he took office a month ago - revenge against all those he believes wronged him
Regardless of who wins, US is not going to change its course, just the methods
America's pace, not direction, may change depending on who wins today.
A good pandemic: how Covid-19 Is giving the world a necessary boost
Every crisis is an opportunity in disguise.
Xinese virus: how one ruthless man triggered the world’s worst healthcare crisis in decades
President Donald Trump is not the one to beat around the bush so, when the spokesman of the Chinese foreign ministry (no less) started peddling a conspiracy theory that US Army could have brought the virus to Wuhan during the war games last year, he was quick to respond, labeling
Why politicians should be paid millions by the public - lessons from Singapore (and the world)
Few topics are as delicate as the subject of how much politicians should be compensated for their services. It appears that vast majority of people all over the world reject the notion that their political leaders are underpaid. Converse is often true - many think that the political class is
Nobody gives a damn about climate
You would be hard-pressed to find a day when another apocalyptic piece of news about the state of our planet doesn't hit the headlines. The narrative of impending doom is gushing out from every corner of the web, every newspaper, every TV channel. And yet, I can'
China has just shown it expects the world to submit to it - or else
If anybody thought Beijing's assurances that it does not seek dominance over others but simply wants to be a respected and valued member of the international community are genuine, then these hopes surely have just been dispelled. Foreign offensive Ever since the arrest of Meng Wanzhou, CFO of
Some people did something - this time in Sri Lanka
Over 200 people dead (as of this moment), another few hundred injured in eight blasts targeting churches and hotels this Easter morning in Sri Lanka. This adds to the toll of thousands of deaths around the world perpetrated by Islamic fundamentalists. Or, using the politically correct newspeak of US Representative,