Category: Foreign Affairs
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How Dirty Money Powers China’s Reach
China’s economic might has a shadow side: a sprawling illicit economy built on underground banking, scam compounds, sanctions evasion and global money laundering.
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The New Age of Bioterror
AI is making powerful biotechnology easier to access, raising the risk of biological threats from states, terrorists and even individuals.
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America Needs China to Beat China
America’s attempt to shut out Chinese technology could end up protecting its industries from competition, and leaving them further behind.
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Are They Addicted To War?
America keeps promising to step away from endless wars, yet repeatedly finds itself pulled back into them.
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The Battle Over Seeds
China’s dependence on imported food is a strategic weakness, but Beijing has also turned its vast agricultural market into a geopolitical weapon against rivals.
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Free Trade Has Failed
The free-trade order promised prosperity but instead concentrated corporate power, weakened industries and allowed destabilising trade imbalances to grow.
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Putin Is Running Out of Plans
Putin’s diplomatic, political and military paths to victory are faltering as Ukraine strengthens its defences and strikes deeper inside Russia.
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Who Will Power AI?
China dominates solar, wind and battery supply chains, but America still holds a powerful advantage in always-on geothermal and advanced nuclear energy.
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Sanctions Are Saving the Hardliners
Bombs and sweeping sanctions may be strengthening Iran’s rulers rather than opening the door to democracy.
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Can Small Nations Fight Back?
As great powers weaken international law and global institutions, smaller states face mounting tariffs, coercion, aid cuts and exclusion from crucial decisions.