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A New Framework for Financing Global Security

LONDON – Intensifying great-power rivalries have made increased defense spending a priority that few states dare to question. This growing sense of insecurity propelled global military spending, which increased by 37% from 2015 to 2024, when it reached $2.7 trillion – a sum almost equivalent to Africa’s entire GDP. The NATO alliance

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Japan resumes seafood exports to China 2 years after Fukushima…

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China issues yellow alert for Typhoon Kajiki

Beijing, Aug. 25: China’s national observatory activated a yellow alert — the third-highest level in its four-tier color-coded weather warning

Shehbaz Sharif
Pakistan budget 2025–26: A cohesive, performance-driven vision for a stronger…

Remittances surged by 31%, reserves grew by $2 billion, and the KSE-100 hit record highs. PwC, OICCI, and Gallup all

Sleepwalking into a new imperial age

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A Mar-a-Lago accord could break the Dollar

The Trump administration’s conceit is that US trade and security policies can be used to force others to orchestrate a

Middle powers in the US-China trade war

As ASEAN economies catch up with those in the Global North, their combined GDP could equal that of the EU

Who benefits from a global Dollar?

The US dollar, by contrast, is for everyone. Should the BRICS grouping of emerging economies create a new currency, Trump

Europe’s Climate Goals Require a Green Power Grid

Fortunately, Europe can take inspiration from its peers. In December, the United Kingdom unveiled a Clean Power Action Plan that