On 28–29 October, Japan will host the G7 Trade Ministers’ Meeting in Osaka. The primary focus of the gathering will be improving supply-chain resilience and strengthening export controls on critical minerals and technologies. But China’s …
The world leaders who gathered in Paris last week for the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact have vowed to mobilise resources to support developing countries grappling with debt crises and to empower them …
As Ukraine’s ‘shaping’ activities continue across Russian-occupied Ukraine—and parts of Russian territory—ahead of its much-anticipated counteroffensive, the global political environment is gradually, but significantly, shifting in Ukraine’s favour. In the week leading up to this …
Beijing will be keeping a close watch on the G7’s efforts to cap the price of Russian oil because China is trying to do the same to Australian iron ore. As the world’s biggest exporter …
The virtual summit of BRICS leaders in Beijing late last month brought a slew of proposals to strengthen the group’s economic and geopolitical influence. Russian President Vladimir Putin unveiled a plan for a new reserve currency …