America’s New Africa Strategy:Â US, China, and Economic Development
Contrary to the new US Africa strategy, which seeks militarization and portrays China as a threat, Africa needs more cooperative economic development.
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A Golden (Long-Term) Opportunity
With most physical demand for gold coming from emerging economies that are also fueling global growth prospects, gold is on the right side of the future.
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Why Chinese Reforms Will Stay the Course
After four decades of reforms and opening, China is accelerating the transition to post-industrial society.
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World Trade Organization At Risk
Trump has started trade wars against China, its major trade partners, and security allies. The next target will be the World Trade Organization.
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How APEC Can Boost Free Trade in Asia Pacific        Â
Amid trade wars, the outcome of the APEC meeting matters. As globalization is at crossroads, trade in Asia today will shape world trade tomorrow.
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Why the End of the Longest Oil Bull Market Since 2008?
In just 10 days, oil has posted the longest losing streak since mid-1984 – thanks to overcapacity and the Trump trade wars.
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The USMCA and Trump’s Quest for ‘America First’ World Trade
The era of post-1945 multilateralism is fading. After the revised NAFTA, Trump’s dream is U.S.-dominated world trade and the ‘America First’ Asian Century.
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Israel’s 50-Year Time Bomb: Why Is the Trump Administration Compounding Palestinian Distress?
In the quest to change Israel’s very nature, the Netanyahu government is pushing Palestinians to an edge—with the support of the Trump White House.
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Chinese Prospects Amid US Trade Wars
As US trade war damage is spreading, markets reflect an elusive calm before a potential storm.
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The First Casualty of Trade War Is Truth
As Trump tariffs continue to spread, an ideological war of words is redressing harsh protectionist realities. What is the state of Chinese growth amid the US tariffs? And what is the impact of the trade wars on global economic prospects?
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