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North America

Trump gets his trade deal, China gets the win

China has suffered short-term pain from the trade war, but it stands to gain in the long term

By Eswar Prasad

Pexels

Foreign and security policy

From digital diplomacy to data diplomacy

The digital revolution arrived late at the heart of Western diplomacy. But greater data capacities hold a lot of promise

By Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook

Reuters

Global

Disarm the G20!

The nuclear arms race threatens our very existence. Where's the protest movement demanding the disarmament of the G20?

By Herbert Wulf

Reuters

Interviews

'No room for criticising Iran'

The protest movement is past, Iran's influence stronger than before. Tim Petschulat on the US military strike's effect in Iraq

Reuters

Middle East/North Africa

Suleimani’s death changes nothing for Iran

The General was an important figure. But the Islamic Republic won’t lose influence in the region because of his assassination

By Narges Bajoghli

Reuters

Global

The scramble for the Arctic

With climate change, geopolitical interests now compete in the Arctic for raw materials, trade routes and military bases

By Arne Lietz

Reuters

Interviews

'Revitalise the multilateral project'

Before the UN's 75th anniversary, it's time to listen to the people again, says Special Advisor Fabrizio Hochschild Drummond

Reuters

North America

Trump’s bad. Sadly, he’s not alone

How Washington's climate of confusion and cynicism allows Trump to prosper

By Maureen Dowd

Reuters

Latin America

Mexico's recentralisation of power

Even under the leftist government, violence is soaring. President López Obrador relies on the military and centralised power

By Sandra Weiss

Reuters

Global

Can neoliberal economics sustain the liberal world order?

Malaysia's Deputy Defence Minister thinks the answer is ‘No’. China has shown that we need a more interventionist state

By Liew Chin Tong