Imagine that you are a merchant in 17th-century Mexico. With bated breath, you stand at the harbor of Acapulco, eagerly ...

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As ASEAN nations seek membership in BRICS, Japan has the opportunity to create an alternative coalition that upholds ...

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This month, a spy scandal in the Philippines and Myanmar’s civil war highlighted China’s controversial involvement in the ...

The US president’s attack on foreign aid has already led to deaths and is an invitation to Beijing to win hearts and minds in ...

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United States dropped over 2 million tons of bombs on Laos; 80 million unexploded ordnance remains. Continue funding to clear ...

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January 2025 was the hottest on record—a whole 1.7°C above pre-industrial levels. If many climate-watchers expected the world ...