Why are the world’s two largest economies, the United States and China, undergoing a “messy divorce” across critical sectors? The answer lies in a complex interplay of national security concerns, economic self-sufficiency drives, and a fundamental re-evaluation of globalization. For decades, the economic relationship between the US and China was characterized by deep integration, with … Read more
On January 27, 2026, India and the European Union concluded negotiations on what European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called the “mother of all deals” — a landmark Free Trade Agreement (FTA) creating a combined market of nearly two billion people and roughly a quarter of global GDP. After nearly two decades of on-and-off … Read more
1.0 Introduction: A New Global Order and the Call for European Independence The world is convening at a “consequential moment” where long-standing economic and geopolitical architectures are being fundamentally redrawn. For European leaders, understanding this new reality is a strategic necessity, as it presents a complex dichotomy. On one hand, the international landscape is becoming … Read more
A striking and accelerating political gender divide has emerged among people under 30 in Western democracies – and the numbers are now too large to dismiss as a passing cultural moment. According to consistent tracking by the Financial Times and several major polling organisations (most recently the 2024–2025 aggregated youth surveys), the ideological gap between … Read more
Hold onto your curry and your MAGA hats, folks – in a plot twist straight out of a geopolitical rom-com, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump just had what Modi’s calling a “very warm and engaging” phone chat that’s got the internet buzzing like a Diwali fireworks show. But beneath the … Read more
In a move that’s sending shockwaves through the global elite and igniting fury among immigration advocates, President Donald Trump has flung open the doors to his audacious “Gold Card” program, a controversial cash-for-citizenship scheme that’s turning the American Dream into a luxury auction for the world’s ultra-wealthy. Announced triumphantly on Truth Social just hours ago, … Read more
NEW DELHI – In the gilded halls of Hyderabad House, where Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended a lavish welcome to Russian President Vladimir Putin on December 4 and 5, the ghosts of U.S. foreign policy loomed large. What was billed as a routine state visit—complete with hugs, joint press briefings, and a slew of … Read more
In a seismic shift for private philanthropy, the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub has redirected nearly all its resources toward basic science and biomedical research, backed by an eye-popping $1 billion annual operating budget starting in 2025. This marks a bold escalation in the ambitions of Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, pediatrician Priscilla Chan, who … Read more