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Relevance of World Trade Organization under scrutiny amid US president-elect’s protectionist stanceThe sting of teargas was a price worth paying, said Michael Dolan, as he looks back on the Battle of Seattle and how the World Trade Organization’s attem…
続きを読むFodder for protectionism, protracted trade wars, and the ‘most beautiful word’ in Donald Trump’s vocabulary – how do tariffs actually work?A tariff is a type of tax imposed on goods when they cross national borders, often used by governments against tr…
続きを読むIt is estimated that Trump played hundreds of rounds of golf during his first term as president of the United StatesSouth Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is practising golf – for the first time in eight years – in preparation for future meetings with US…
続きを読むWith $500bn worth of trade in the crosshairs of Donald Trump’s tariffs, Xi Jinping is preparing for four more years of unpredictabilityChina is bracing itself for four years of volatile relations with its biggest trading partner and geopolitical rival,…
続きを読むUN says most fatalities occurred during the second strike as first responders attempted to evacuate patients. What we know on day 949See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverage Continue reading…
続きを読むHardline general secretary of Vietnam’s ruling Communist party determined to suppress dissentNguyen Phu Trong, who has died aged 80, was the general secretary of the ruling Communist party of Vietnam for the past decade, and he succeeded in bringing th…
続きを読むMeeting of bloc’s foreign ministers organised by Josep Borrell is in effect a boycott of a gathering in BudapestThe EU’s most senior diplomat, Josep Borrell, has called a meeting of the bloc’s foreign ministers in Brussels – in effect a boycott of a ri…
続きを読むTrump’s interview with Bloomberg will call into question Washington’s support for the island democracy should he win back the White HouseDonald Trump has said Taiwan should pay the US for protection from China, calling into question Washington’s suppor…
続きを読むGuo Wengui, who gained fans for criticizing Communist party in China, found guilty in US of nine criminal countsGuo Wengui, a self-exiled Chinese business tycoon whose criticism of the Communist party won him legions of online followers and powerful fr…
続きを読むRobert O’Brien says US should abandon moratorium but experts say proposal would hasten global nuclear arms raceDonald Trump’s former national security adviser Robert O’Brien, widely tipped to play a leading role in a second Trump presidency, has advoca…
続きを読むAn ex-UK envoy’s compelling account of the chaotic military withdrawal from the country is full of telling details, while Seierstad’s latest work drives home the cruel reality of women’s lives after the return of Taliban ruleIn August 2021, Britain’s l…
続きを読むDespite warm words from the US and Japanese leaders during their summit this week, back in Japan the spectre of a second Trump White House looms largeJoe Biden was effusive in his praise for Japan and its “bold” prime minister, Fumio Kishida, during a …
続きを読むWhat to expect in Gaza, Ukraine, the US elections, China, Europe and the rest of the worldThe year 2024 will be a critical one. The future of Gaza and the West Bank may hinge in part on whether Donald Trump returns to the White House – as may the outco…
続きを読むTourism, academia and literature all exhibit signs that trend of closer ties has gone into reverseCultural ties between the US and China are at a low point after several years of decline, according to Guardian analysis of official figures.The Covid-19 …
続きを読むAmerica’s record at keeping global order is deeply flawed, but the only winners from its drift towards isolationism will be Xi Jinping and Vladimir PutinAmerican global leadership took a serious kicking last week. Politicians and pundits on both sides …
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