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The Limits of Japan’s Military Awakening

TOKYO – For decades, Japan has based its international clout on economic competitiveness, not military might. But, with China’s lengthening shadow darkening its doorstep, Japan now seems to be abandoning its pacifist postwar security policy – which capped defense spending at about 1% of GDP and shunned offensive capabilities – in favor

Double Standard Policy of the US on Taiwan Issue Intimidating…

The US is very sensitive to its own sovereignty, but when it comes to dealing with other countries the US

Jointly build a closer China-Nepal community with a shared future…

China will, as always, firmly support Nepal in safeguarding state sovereignty and national dignity, exploring a development path suited its national

What Price McCarthy?

This is no small matter. It makes a world of difference whether the challenges to party leadership arise from the

No More “Chicken Kiev” for Ukraine

Yuriy Gorodnichenko is Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. Anastassia Fedyk is Assistant Professor of Finance at

AMLO’s False Promises

NEW YORK – Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has reached the beginning of the end. AMLO, as he is

Reforming the WTO for a greener future

Dealing with climate change is essential to achieving sustainable global development and poverty reduction, and international trade plays an important

The Democrats’ Democratic Dividend

CHICAGO – Last month’s midterm elections in the United States were surprising in more ways than one. The Democrats’ unexpectedly

From Climate Justice to Climate Liability

LONDON – Many have dismissed last month’s COP27 climate conference as a failure, owing to the lack of progress on

Climate Change Is Making Us Sick

SAN DIEGO – A day before the latest United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) began, a group of global experts