Why domestic politics will prevent a thaw in China-Canada tensions in 2024
Jan 11, 2024 03:28 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
China-Canada relations appear caught in a well-charted downward spiral in recent years amid tensions on various fronts that encompass human rights concerns, cybersecurity issues and, of course, disputes related to the...
Jan 10, 2024 08:54 am UTC| Economy
In his new year address, Chinese president Xi Jinping claimed that Taiwan would surely be reunified with China. Against the backdrop of increased Chinese military posturing in the Taiwan Strait, some western journalists...
Jan 09, 2024 23:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Three months since Hamas launched its murderous October 7 attacks, Israeli foreign policymakers remain far from achieving their goals. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) military campaign in the Gaza Strip has been...
Jan 08, 2024 22:19 pm UTC| Economy Politics
It has become an article of faith among many economists that Chinas pro-market reforms of the 1980s and 1990s ushered in a sustained reduction in poverty. This narrative relies on figures from the World Bank, showing...
Global triggers: why these five big issues could cause significant problems in 2024
Jan 04, 2024 04:55 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The tensions between the US and China made the global economy shudder in 2023. The ramifications of the Ukrainian war echoed beyond the countrys border. In Africa, the coup détat in Niger and Gabon contributed to...
Why Russia and China have been added to Republicans’ new ‘axis of evil’
Dec 29, 2023 12:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Former US president George W Bushs concept of an axis of evil, introduced in his 2002 State of the Union address, came to define the flawed foreign policy decisions of his years in power. He used it to legitimise both...
Will the world see more wars or unrest in 2024? Here are 5 hotspots to watch
Dec 29, 2023 12:11 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Sadly, 2023 has been a violent one on the global stage. War broke out between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, leading to the deaths of thousands of Palestinians and hundreds of Israelis, including many children on both sides....
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