Macroscope | Can a world obsessed with greed and power avoid a war in 2026?
“Though to care we are born, yet the dullest morn often heralds in the fairest day” are lyrics…
EU Commission sharpens its economic doctrine to counter foreign threats
Published on 03/12/2025 – 13:55 GMT+1 •Updated 14:05 The EU executive is aiming to improve the EU market’s…
Surviving the shocks: what China and the US learned from 2025’s trade war
It has been a turbulent year for the fraught US-China relationship. In the second story in this new…
French-American chemist makes major breakthrough in recycling of rare earths • FRANCE 24 English
French-American chemist makes major breakthrough in recycling of rare earths • FRANCE 24 English wind turbines, smartphones, drones,…
China’s exports rebound in November despite extended slump in US shipments
China’s exports rebounded in November after declining in October, as overall trade sentiment improved on the heels of…
China-US trade war seen growing more volatile despite truce, as both court third countries
China-US relations are likely to become more volatile in the coming years, with both sides competing to win…
The Environmental Cost of Conflict
Since time immemorial, humanity has waged war, either to seize lands and extend its domains, or to take…
EU to unveil new plan to end dependence on China’s rare earths • FRANCE 24 English
EU to unveil new plan to end dependence on China’s rare earths • FRANCE 24 English move. Time…
How China saw through America’s bottom line in the trade war
If rare earths strike at America’s industrial nerves, soybeans hit America’s electoral nerves. Like rare earths, soybeans are…
China-US trade rivalry will last for ‘next 50 years’, warns ex-WTO head
“Bumpy” US-China relations will persist for decades as the rivalry shifts from trade to the weaponisation of strategic…
China’s exports fall in October as firms wait out Xi-Trump summit, trade war reset
China’s exports fell in October amid a volatile trade war with the United States – though recent high-level…
How Weak is Europe’s Economy? Interview on Germany, China & the US
We sat down to speak with the author of ‘Kaput: The End of German Miracle’ and a co-founder…