Politics

Beijing is reshaping CIPS into a multicurrency global payment platform. A new Tsinghua University report reveals what this means for the future of dollar dominance and global finance.

Israel and Iran are locked in open conflict—but the real puzzle isn't how the war started. It's who actually wants it to stop, and whether they have the power to do so.

China tried to rally Asian neighbors against Japan over PM Takaichi's Taiwan remarks. Four months later, the effort has largely fallen flat — and the reasons tell us a lot about Asia's shifting geopolitics.

The Federal Reserve held rates steady at 3.5–3.75% for the second straight meeting, projecting just one cut in 2026 as the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran clouds the economic outlook.

Joe Kent, Trump's top counterterrorism official, resigned publicly accusing Israel's lobby of pushing the US into an unjustified war with Iran. The White House fired back. Who do you believe?

Trump pushed back his Beijing summit with Xi Jinping by 5-6 weeks, citing the Iran war. Here's what that delay signals—and why the rescheduled meeting may matter more than the original.

Trump's demand for warships at the Strait of Hormuz has cornered South Korea between alliance loyalty and $68 billion in Middle East exposure. How Seoul decides may define its diplomacy for years.

Days after asking allies to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Trump declared the U.S. needs no one's help. What does this reversal mean for alliance credibility and global security?

Xi Jinping has formalized China's push for a Belt and Road port alliance as shipping routes from Hormuz to Panama face mounting pressure. What does this mean for global trade architecture?

As the Israel-U.S. war on Iran chokes the Strait of Hormuz, Russia is quietly positioning itself to deepen its grip on Asian energy markets. Here's what that means for China, India, and the global order.

Since the US-Israel war with Iran erupted on Feb 28, South Korea's Kospi has dropped 12% and Japan's Nikkei 9%. Here's why these two economies absorb the first—and hardest—blow from every Middle East oil shock.

For the first time since the Middle East conflict began, zero commercial ships crossed the Strait of Hormuz in a single day. Here's what that silence actually means.