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March 11, 2025
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Trump-ism And East Asia

  • Donald Trump’s abandonment of the US-led international order and efforts to reshape global trade and finance do not bode well for East Asian economies that may find themselves forced by Washington into a Chinese sphere of influence as part of a grand bargain with Beijing.

By Alastair Newton

December 16, 2024
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Syria, The World And Markets

  • The consequences of the Syrian civil war spread much more widely even than its immediate neighbourhood. The collapse of the Assad regime stands to have a similarly widespread impact, including on the Russia/Ukraine war, the prospects for reform of Germany’s debt ceiling, and oil.

By Alastair Newton

November 25, 2024
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The US And The ‘Axis of Upheaval’

  • How Donald Trump goes about trying to fulfil his commitment to end the Russia/Ukraine war stands to have a direct impact on rising tensions on the Korean peninsula and in the Taiwan Strait.

By Alastair Newton

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