Alaska Pumps America Out of a Trade Deficit
South Korea, Japan eye Alaska gas pipeline talks as Trump pushes energy exports to cut trade deficits. Project faces cost, timeline doubts....
From Goldman To Davos: Carney Takes the Helm as Liberal Leader
Former banker Mark Carney takes over as Canada’s PM, vowing to tackle Trump’s trade threats with experience from finance, not politics....
The Forecast is Rain: Macron Holds Nuclear Umbrella Over Europe
As Trump cozies up to Putin, Macron boldly puts France's nuclear arsenal on Europe's table—a once-unthinkable shift in the continent's security calculus....
Protectionism Wave Finds Ground in Europe
Farmers across Europe protest taxes, trade deals, and cheap imports, from UK’s inheritance tax fight to Eastern Europe's border blockades....
Trumping Old Patterns: South America Re-Calibrates East
The ancient Silk Road finds new tributaries in South America as China's investment tsunami washes away decades of U.S. economic dominance in the region....
Renewable Riches, Local Poverty: Africa’s New Resource Rush
Behind Europe's gleaming renewable projects in North Africa lies a troubling pattern: taking water from thirsty lands to fuel distant green ambitions....
A Fall From Grace: BA Plummets as Eastern Giants Soar
Once the "world's favourite airline," British Airways now shares last place with Air Canada, while Asian carriers dominate UK skies....
Jakarta’s Trillion-Dollar Bet on a Sovereign Wealth Fund
Indonesia launches Danantara, a $900B sovereign wealth fund to drive growth, invest in key sectors, and reshape global investment....
Uganda: A Safe Haven for Asylum or M23?
As Uganda battles rebels in eastern Congo, the Netherlands eyes the war-torn nation as its next destination for failed asylum seekers, defying EU rules....
PKK Defies Odds as Peacemaker After Forty Brutal Years
From prison island to battlefields, PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan's words halt a 40-year Kurdish-Turkish war that has claimed 40,000 lives since 1984....
