Tariffs and countermeasures are fracturing the system of globalisation on which the post-Cold War world was built. Prosperity and interconnectedness may break with it. The world stands on the brink.
A 30-day tariff suspension, perhaps initiated because the US economy is not immune to losses, leaves analysts asking about Trump's real motives and where this all ends.
Tariffs and reciprocal action are due to cost jobs, disrupt supply chains, and slow global economic growth to below the target for 2025-26. Enter the turbulent world of Donald Trump.
Beijing's arm-round-the-shoulder approach to the region's problems contrasts to Washington's traditional gun-in-the-back stance. Middle East leaders seem to like it. Will they reap the rewards?
A colossal infrastructure project costing $17bn has not yet enticed Beijing. Cost, security, uncertainty, and alternatives are just some of the reasons. So, will Baghdad bag its Beijing sponsor?
Big industrial manufacturers forced to leave their homeland have invested more than $1bn in their new home over the past decade, but overly complex bureaucracy means they can only do so unofficially
King Mohammed VI took over a largely agrarian economy and used the country's location to best advantage by growing its manufacturing industries for export to Europe. What do the next 25 years hold?
An important grouping has grown considerably, recently adding states like Egypt, the UAE, and Iran, while Saudi Arabia has been invited. The group's true nature will determine its course.
The US-Israeli plan for a new Middle East requires a pliable Syria. To this end, a long list of tall demands has been handed to the new leadership in Damascus.
The popular mayor of Istanbul, who has repeatedly beaten President Erdoğan's party in elections, was just days from being confirmed as the 2028 presidential candidate when he was detained. What now?
'The Book of Disappearance' by Ibtisam Azem revisits 1948 and its lasting impact of displacement and occupation, presenting a Palestine of memory and a Palestine of today