Comment on Starmer’s China trip shows UK won’t bow in a multipolar world by Rules Based Disorder

This article first appeared on Pacific Forum and is republished with permission. Read the original here. The early January US special operation, Operation Absolute Resolve, which successfully extracted Nicolas Maduro and his wife without…

Cambodia is frequently portrayed internationally as a hub for online scams. This perception oversimplifies a complex reality: Cambodia is also a vulnerable target of transnational networks that exploit regulatory gaps, digital platforms…

The EU–India trade deal, formally known as the EU–India Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement, stands out as one of the longest, most intricate and politically revealing trade negotiations in the European Union’s contemporary history.…

The recent Rhodes-Shapiro clash has hit the Democratic inbox like a delayed grenade. In a December 1 New York Times piece, Ben Rhodes, a former deputy national security adviser, criticized the party for moral cowardice for hugging Benjamin…

At Davos this year, India projected confidence. Semiconductors, manufacturing expansion, supply-chain resilience and artificial intelligence featured prominently in conversations and policy statements. The message was clear: India intends…

TOKYO — As if US Treasury Security Scott Bessent didn’t have enough stuff with which to deal, gold is literally exploding higher on his watch. In any discussion of the global “debasement trade” gaining momentum in real time, the dollar is…

The illicit on-chain money laundering ecosystem has grown dramatically in recent years, increasing from US$10 billion in 2020 to over $82 billion in 2025. [1] This substantial topline growth reflects the growing accessibility and liquidity…

Last weekend, China’s Ministry of National Defense announced that the country’s two most senior generals – Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli – would be removed from office and placed under investigation for serious disciplinary violations. Zhang…