Al Majalla examines key developments in the US and across the globe less than a year into Trump's second presidential term

The World Trade Organisation has effectively ceased to function, and many are of the view that the global trading system, as we know it, is dead

US and Chinese leaders have locked themselves into a downward spiral that goes far beyond tariffs, exports, and rare earths. This is about the future and who controls it.

The US president's use of executive power to drive his economic agenda will face the ultimate test at a US Supreme Court hearing set for 5 November

With Modi keen to stand his ground against Trump's tariffs, and India-China relations beginning to thaw, the SCO summit gave New Delhi an opportunity to assert its diplomatic weight

Beijing would like the week to mark a historic turning point in which a unipolar world finally gave way to multipolarity. To others, it was just tub-thumping bravura. In reality, it was a bit of both.

As the leaders of India and China convene in Tianjin for the SCO summit, their meeting shines a light on a push by global economies to cement new trade architectures away from the West

Countries under the most pressure include key BRICS members, but even some allies like Canada have been hit hard. Those in the 10% club seem to have gotten the best deal. Who are they?

As the euro strengthens amid a weakening dollar, analysts see it more as a rebalancing of the global financial order rather than an innate superiority of the European currency