Rising US Treasury yields put Asia back on edge
NEW YORK – US Treasury yields are pressing against their highest levels since 2007, and Asia’s policymakers know…
China’s 25-year tax reach will cost it more than it collects
China is now chasing decades of unpaid tax on money its wealthiest citizens moved offshore, in some cases…
Blind spot: The hidden workers behind Indonesia’s digital boom
Today, Indonesia stands as one of the most formidable digital economic powerhouses in Southeast Asia. Bank Indonesia recorded…
Why the West keeps missing the point on Russia
In early June, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky published an open letter to Vladimir Putin proposing a face-to-face meeting…
Enter Helios: quantum computer sets high watermark for accuracy
In a laboratory in Broomfield, Colorado, 98 atoms are suspended in mid-air, held in place by electric fields…
EU’s Taliban talks crack the facade of a principled policy
The European Union’s decision to host a Taliban delegation in Brussels on June 23 marked a significant moment…
What Indonesia’s finance chief really brought back from Beijing
When Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa landed in Beijing last week, the official agenda appeared straightforward: secure support…
Russian greatness unrestored, Ukraine is Europe’s new rising power
Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine is often, and misleadingly, characterized as a great power conflict. The narrative goes…
War heats up as Russia, Ukraine trade drone and missile attacks
Over the past month, there has been a notable increase in the intensity of the air war in…
Merz rearming Germany to free Europe from big power intimidation
Germany has announced a massive rearmament plan that includes development of new and sophisticated offensive weaponry and an…