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Europe

Putin denies economic stagnation after four years of war

During its annual forum in St. Petersburg, the Russian president was keen to show that Moscow was back as a major economic and geopolitical player

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Middle East

Is the petrodollar a war casualty or death greatly exaggerated?

Washington has a choice between managing what is a shift away from US backed currency, or accelerating it.

South Africa: Between Iran and a hard place (Donald Trump)
Africa

South Africa: Between Iran and a hard place (Donald Trump)

Pretoria is pursuing a delicate balancing act, trying to mend relations with Washington while embracing its enemies

Trump ASEAN
Asia-Pacific

‘America First’ meets ‘ASEAN Way’ in Kuala Lumpur

Trump announces largely one-way trade deals with Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Thailand, and also takes credit for another peace agreement.

How US incompetence empowers China in Latin America
Asia-Pacific

How US incompetence empowers China in Latin America

While the Trump administration is bombing, cutting aid and imposing tariffs, Beijing has been quietly forging trade ties all over the region.

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Asia-Pacific

Trump's India problem could become a Global South crisis

Tariffs are pushing BRICS countries to rally around the idea that the US-led world economy is a rigged game