There is something mysterious about how a coffee bean becomes a commodity. From remote farmsteads and steep hillsides, it finds its way into global markets as a weighed, graded, standardized ...
Last month, the Biden administration proposed a rule to effectively sweep Chinese cars from the U.S. market. If enacted, the rule would ban the sale or import of any “connected ...
The United States and its allies need each other more than ever. That’s the overarching message U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan sought to convey to an audience in Washington—and ...
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the top agenda items at this year’s BRICS summit in Russia, U.S. diplomatic efforts in the Middle East, and a major ...
On Sept. 14, Algeria’s constitutional court certified President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s reelection to a second—and final—term in office. Under Tebboune, Algeria has taken steps to transform its economy, making significant progress ...
The Middle East teeters on the brink of a regional war, and Israel’s conflict with Hamas hit the one-year mark on Oct 7. The longer that such wars—particularly when they ...
How times have changed. A few short years ago, Germany shied away from any mention of business in connection with geopolitics. Now, the country, which heavily depends on raw materials ...
More than 40,000 people have died in the fighting in the Middle East triggered by the Hamas-organized attack on Israel one year ago on Oct. 7. That conflict has since ...
In early September, the U.S. Department of Justice unveiled a series of sweeping investigations and indictments into Russian information projects aimed at disrupting the 2024 U.S. presidential election. One of ...
If the citizens of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) were asked, “Are you more hopeful for the future now than you were before Chairman Xi came to power?” the ...
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