THE AI BOOM AND GEOPOLITICS ARE REWIRING ASIA`S OCEANS / THE ECONOMIST

The new geography of subsea cables The AI boom and geopolitics are rewiring Asia’s oceans New cables between data centres are avoiding China...

VENEZUELA TO REVEAL $240BN DEBT PILE IN WORLD`S LARGEST RESTRUCTURING / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Venezuela to reveal $240bn debt pile in world’s largest restructuring Caracas to disclose it has much more borrowing than expected after ove...

KEVIN WARSH PICKS EX-BOE CHIEF MERVYN KING AND TECH BOSS MAR ANDREESSEN TO REFORM FED / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Kevin Warsh picks ex-BoE chief Mervyn King and tech boss Marc Andreessen to reform Fed US central bank chair chooses business and academic l...

ROBOT NATION: CHINA`S BID TO BEAT ITS DEMOGRAPHIC DECLINE / THE FINANCIAL TIMES BIG READ

Robot nation: China’s bid to beat its demographic decline The country’s workforce is set to fall to 300mn by the end of the century. Beijing...

UKRAINE IS REDEFINING MODERN WARFARE / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL OP EDITORIAL

  Ukraine Is Redefining Modern Warfare Through adaptation and superior technology, Kyiv weakens Russia by cumulative disruption. By David H....

RULING CLASS CLOWNS / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Ruling Class Clowns By the end of the 19th-century in the US, it was clear to all interested observers that market power did not automatical...

CHINA CAN BE A USEFUL BOGEYMAN IN AMERICAM POLITICS / THE ECONOMIST

Chaguan China can be a useful bogeyman in American politics Accusations of influence-peddling can muddy what is really going on Illustration...

SHOULD THE BANK OF JAPAN RAISE INTEREST RATES? / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Should the Bank of Japan Raise Interest Rates? At the beginning of 2013, when "Abenomics" was rolled out in Japan, the yen was sig...