Singapore is something less than thrilled with the mounting U.S.-China rivalry. This much has been made clear by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in a series of strikingly trenchant op-eds and speeches over the past year chastising both for threatening the rules-based order that powered East Asia’s rise. In them, Lee has been saying, in […]
Getting off the dollar. Russia and China are finding ways to reduce their dependencies on the almighty greenback. According to Russia’s Central Bank and...
Lukashenko addresses Belarus – and Russia. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday delivered his annual address to the public and the National Assembly. Lukashenko announced...
Delayed elections in Hong Kong. Hong Kong is pressing the pause button on its next legislative election. Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced that the...
Dismal German economy stats. German statistics agency Destatis released preliminary data for the second quarter on Thursday, and though final figures won’t be published...
The Geopolitics of the American President