The first presentation of the Government’s Action Guidelines, following the formal consolidation of the Executive branch as the dominant structure over the Legislative branch, marks a political turning point …
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Hou Jianguo, President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Secretary of the Party’s Leadership Group, and Zhu Weidong, Deputy Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Financial …
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The growing U.S. military and naval presence near Venezuela, accompanied by attacks on alleged drug-trafficking vessels, marks a new chapter in the long-standing practice of intervention in the Western Hemisphere. …
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Good news — or perhaps not. About a week ago, headlines multiplied about an alleged new policy in China that would require influencers to hold university degrees or professional certifications …
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The decision of the International Court of Justice to rule that Israel has a legal obligation to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid in Gaza is more than a legal …
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Donald Trump has once again declared war on China — but this time, in the name of “global unity.” The irony is striking: the same president who threatens his allies …
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The United Nations General Assembly exposed the fractures running through the international community. Eighty years after its creation, the organization seems depleted in its founding promise: to maintain peace and …
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The world’s seventh largest economy—the second largest in the European Union—is, in fact, technically bankrupt. Worse still: telling the truth today is political suicide, because lies and illusions have, for …