WHY LATIN AMERICA CAN`T QUIT OIL / THE FINANCIAL TIMES BIG READ

 Why Latin America can’t quit oil As COP30 approaches, Brazil and Colombia offer competing visions of a ‘just energy transition’ for develop...

SYRIA, GAZA AND THE SHIFTING MIDDLE EASTERN ORDER / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Syria, Gaza and the Shifting Middle Eastern Order Together, they will define the limits of U.S. retrenchment.  By: Kamran Bokhari Early this...

XI`S PURGES REVEALS HIS INSECURITY / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Xi’s Purges Reveal His Insecurity From surveilling and repressing Chinese citizens to firing and prosecuting potential rivals, Chinese Presi...

WHAT A HIT MEMOIR REVEALS ABOUT WORK IN CHINA / THE ECONOMIST

Boxing days What a hit memoir reveals about work in China And about the millions of itinerant workers who powered the country’s rise An illu...

THE UK TAX SYSTEM IS A MESS -- THESE ARE PRIORITIES FOR REEVES TO REFORM / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

The UK tax system is a mess — these are priorities for Reeves to reform The list of inconsistencies goes on and on. Nobody should have desig...

RUSSIA`S ISSUES BEYOND UKRAINE / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Russia’s Issues Beyond Ukraine By: George Friedman Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump met in Washington with the leaders of Kazakhstan, ...

HOW INTERNATIONAL CRISES HELP AUTHORITARIANS / PROJECT SYNDICATE

How International Crises Help Authoritarians In today’s increasingly multipolar world, the rise of geopolitical conflicts has been a boon fo...

DEMOCRATS RISK DRAWING THE WRONG LESSONS FROM ONE GOOD DAY / THE ECONOMIST

The meaning of Mamdani Democrats risk drawing the wrong lessons from one good day Moderate governors offer a better model than a charming so...