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US and France on the Brink of Trade War

October 18, 2020

The geopolitics of the cyber world is again influencing the global political and economic order. Now, a new international tension arises around a digital tax, known as the ‘Google tax’. Such tension c…

Why America’s Economic War on China Is Failing

October 11, 2020

Opinion

President Donald Trump, supported by most of the US establishment, deepened the government’s assault on the Chinese economy. The “trade war” seemed to play well with Trump’s political base, who someho…

China Shouldn’t Have Been Scapegoated During the Presidential Debate

October 4, 2020

Opinion

American democracy would best be served by focusing more on domestically relevant facts than rhetorical attacks against foreign countries like China. The first presidential debate between Trump and Bi…

The US’ Latest Anti-Iranian Sanctions Will Worsen the Trade War with China

September 26, 2020

Opinion

The US' latest anti-Iranian sanctions won't change much when it comes to the Islamic Republic's present economic predicament but will almost certainly provoke a worsening of the so-called “trade war” …

The China-US Trade Deal Check-Up Reassured The Global Economy

August 30, 2020

Opinion

Everything is so uncertain around the world that the international community craves some semblance of structural stability around which they can rebuild their economies. China and the US' reaffirmatio…

Trade Wars Threaten Post-Pandemic Global Economic Recovery

August 24, 2020

Opinion

The COVID-19 pandemic did not stop U.S. protectionism and its trade disputes with the rest of the world, especially with China and the European Union. In actual fact, it deepened the conflict. Th…

Trump Targets TikTok Social Media Platform, Escalates Trade War Between the U.S. and China

August 16, 2020

Opinion

U.S. President Donald Trump has issued an executive order that could ban TikTok from the U.S. if it is not purchased by an American company. On August 6, Trump’s executive order banned U.S. finan…

Here’s What Can be Learned from the Indo-Sino Disengagement Decision

July 8, 2020

Opinion

China accepts that India already made its geopolitical choice to become the US' proxy in "containing" the People's Republic, but it would prefer for their seemingly inevitable "decoupling" to be as ma…