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Washington sends conciliatory signals to Beijing ahead of the May summit Beijing stays in wait-and-see mode, focusing less on trade frictions than on Northeast Asian security centered on North Korea North Korea emerges as a U.S.

Purges shake elites but do not replace relationships with rules China’s problem is structural: guanxi still outweighs formal rules Real reform means rules—not people—decide outcomes According to Transparency Intern

"Beyond the 1970s Oil Shock," Energy Markets Thrown Into Turmoil by Iran War Europe Braces for Worst-Case Scenarios as South Asia Already in Disarray Disruptions Spread Across Global Supply Chains Including Food and Petrochemicals The Iran

Trump leverages anchoring effect, secures negotiating leverage through extreme opening demands Similar tactics deployed in Panama Canal dispute and tariff wars Iran remains unmoved by Trump-style “threat diplomacy,” testing sustainability of pressure strategy

Annual Output of 1,700 Lawyers Fuels ‘Optimal Scale’ Debate Bar Association: “Too Many Lawyers, Fees Declining with AI Adoption” Law School Deans: “Raise Pass Rate to 80% of Examinees” Officials from the Korean Bar Associati

Iran fires back at Trump’s “hell” warning Odds of a deal recede sharply as the negotiation deadline nears Rising risk of a multilateral clash as Gulf states and pro-Iran forces weigh intervention Source=X account of Irania

From military sites to civilian infrastructure, targets broadenMiddle East investment assets including data centers at risk

China makes deals, but not deep commitments Partners can profit, but they cannot count on protection That keeps China’s influence useful, yet conditional In 2025, China imported roughly 1.38 million barrels of Iranian oi

Data sharing can lower prices, but it also rewards weaker insurers at the expense of stronger ones Clearer shared risk data helps competition, but it can hurt higher-risk drivers The best policy shares core facts without killing innovation or insurability

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Iran plans to levy multimillion-dollar transit fees on vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz Gulf producers accelerate crude export diversification via pipelines and alternative routes “No deal, forceful strike” — U.S.

“Global Economic Extortion by Iran” UAE Signals Strong Backlash Iranian Attacks Inflict Severe Damage Across Gulf States, Critical Infrastructure Hit Houthi Entry Complicates War Dynamics, Heightening Escalation Risks Anti-Iran sentiment is rapi

Trump pivots to a U.S.-centric strategy grounded in ‘Donroism’ Deepening fissures in the collective security system as allies refuse to join Pressure for security self-reliance in Europe and Asia turns into reality U.S.

Iranian president says conflict can end if essential conditions are met Five demands include reparations and control over the Strait of Hormuz Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps threatens attacks on big tech firms including Google Iranian President

Iran Moves to Impose Transit Fees in Strait of Hormuz, Escalating Economic Pressure on Adversaries Trump Shifts Burden to Europe, Raises Prospect of Unilateral War Termination U.S.

A ‘Self-Styled End of War’ Unconstrained by Negotiations Trump: “My Sole Objective Has Already Been Achieved” Opening Hormuz Left to Other Nations, War Costs to Be Borne by Middle Eastern States U.S.

U.S. signals possible NATO withdrawal amid the Iran war Risk of accelerating Europe’s arms race Mounting concern over global chain reactions The administration of U.S.

War shrinks the future talent base Britain and Ukraine show the loss lasts for decades Education recovery is core to national recovery More than 750,000 British servicemen died in the First World War. Most were young.

China now shapes more than growth, trade, and prices In key sectors, its spillovers can weaken other countries’ industrial capacity Education policy must respond or skills will lose their economic value In 2024, China was responsib

China’s trade edge is built, not accidental Education and industrial policy now shape national competitiveness together Tariffs alone will not close the gap China’s trade surplus is usually framed as a price problem.