In a world of shifting alliances, a game-theory model known as the “Truel” helps explain how weaker states band together when the strongest power loses credibility-and why that could spell danger for the United States
The SCO summit at Tianjin in China, followed by a spectacular military display in Beijing, signal a resolve to contest the vagaries of the Trump Administration and tweak the global and regional orders.
The US president’s tariff strategy is inspired by 19th-century isolationism. But in an interconnected economy, affected countries can adapt by shifting supply chains and depreciating currencies, leaving US consumers to foot the bill
Europe’s global influence has waned, its founding vision fading amid crisis, as it risks becoming a spectator between the United States, China, and rising India