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Political cartoon from the late 19th century depicting Uncle Sam as a rooster enforcing the Monroe Doctrine, keeping European powers (shown as chickens labeled “European Coop”) away from Latin American nations, portrayed as other chickens labeled with country names like Brazil, Venezuela, and Colombia

Monroe Doctrine reloaded

Washington revives its old neighborhood doctrine, casting China as a threat while Latin America weighs the costs of old alliances

Stacked shipping containers with “125%” painted prominently on their sides, symbolizing newly announced U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports under Trump’s trade policy

A 125% performance: The theatre of trade tariffs

As tensions escalate over trade tariffs, China’s response to Trump’s moves seems more like a well-rehearsed act in a global theater. But beneath the drama, a real strategy is emerging

Row of empty metal silos on a quiet U.S. soybean farm under partly cloudy skies, symbolizing halted agricultural exports amid trade tensions with China

Trump’s tariffs send markets into a tailspin

Commodities nosedived and Wall Street bled red as Trump’s tariffs provoked full-scale retaliation from China, deepening global recession fears and upending energy and agricultural markets

A group of Chinese factory workers in blue uniforms assembling electronic components on a production line. The workers are focused on their tasks, surrounded by machinery and product trays. The factory is brightly lit, with multiple rows of workers engaged in assembly

Trade war escalation: China hits back at U.S. tariffs

China retaliates against U.S. trade policies with new tariffs, import bans, and business blacklists. Tensions between the two largest economies are intensifying, reshaping global trade dynamics

CK Hutchison Holdings Limited logo, symbolizing the ongoing geopolitical and economic implications of its proposed port sale

Beijing’s dilemma over CK Hutchison’s port sale

China’s intervention in CK Hutchison’s $22.8 billion port sale could either reaffirm its control over strategic assets or shake global investor confidence. The stakes are high, and Beijing’s decision will have lasting effects

IR-4 centrifuges lined up in an Iranian nuclear facility, part of the country’s uranium enrichment program

Nuclear expansion of a non-nuclear weapon state

Iran’s nuclear ambitions intensify as uranium enrichment nears weapons-grade levels, geopolitical alliances shift, and regional tensions escalate, placing Tehran at a crucial crossroads between diplomacy and conflict

The busy U.S. Port of Tacoma with large container ships docked, including a Yang Ming vessel, surrounded by shipping containers and cranes under a cloudy sky. A mountain is visible in the background

Editorial #9

New U.S. regulations on Chinese-built ships threaten global shipping, disrupting trade routes, increasing costs, and forcing fleet adjustments. These measures reshape maritime logistics, impacting businesses, supply chains, and the global economy