CHINA THINKS AMERICA IS DECLINING BUT STILL UNIQUELY DANGEROUS / THE ECONOMIST

Chaguan China thinks America is declining but still uniquely dangerous It sees Donald Trump as both symptom and accelerant of the decline Il...

ABOUT THAT TAIWAN "THUCYDIDES TRAP" / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL REVIEW AND OUTLOOK

About That Taiwan ‘Thucydides Trap’ Xi Jinping likes the Greek analogy because he thinks China is the rising power and the U.S. in decline. ...

BOND YIELDS AND GOLD / MACLEOD FINANCE

Bond yields and gold Higher bond yields are undermining gold and silver. We examine why, and what are the consequences. Alasdair Macleod Bri...

CHINA IS BUILDING SOFT POWER AS TRUMP BURNS BRIDGES / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

China is building soft power as Trump burns bridges After years of struggling to match the global popularity of the US, Japan and South Kore...

BEWARE OF GOVERNMENT BY AI / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Beware of Government by AI As countries like the United Arab Emirates increasingly delegate decision-making to algorithms, often with little...

HOW TO FINISH THE JOB IN IRAN / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL OP EDITORIAL

How to Finish the Job in Iran If the regime refuses to capitulate, Trump will have to deploy the full spectrum of U.S. power. By Seth Cropse...

THE JOBS APOCALYPSE: A (VERY) SHORT HISTORY / THE ECONOMIST

Techno-economics (1) The jobs apocalypse: a (very) short history Mass unemployment induced by AI would be unprecedented Illustration: Katie ...

AMERICA`S POLITICAL IDENTITY CRISIS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

America’s political identity crisis The outer edges of both parties are overlapping on a growing number of issues Rana Foroohar © Matt Kenyo...

TAIWAN IS THE KEY TO AI DOMINANCE / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL OP EDITORIAL

Taiwan Is the Key to AI Dominance The island is much more than a bargaining chip. It’s the center of the world’s most important tech stack. ...

OPEC JUST SIGNALLED A HISTORIC GOLD TAILWIND / VON GREYERZ

OPEC Just Signalled a Historic Gold Tailwind By Matthew Piepenburg The United Arab Emirates’ headline departure from OPEC this week has now ...