Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford universities. He writes on topics pertaining to China, the DPRK, Britain, and the U.S.
Australia must learn to live with, and ultimately manage a rising China, especially given that both countries share the same geopolitical region. It is hoped that their new government will be an opportunity to restart relations and work toward common economic goals.
The U.S.' new Indo-Pacific Economic Framework looks to bolster political relationships and trade in the region without actually integrating with it economically.
Following the death of 10 people in a racially motivated shooting last week, America once again struggles to comprehend what the Second Amendment and the right to bear arms should mean in the 21st century.
Despite winning re-election last week, Emmanuel Macron still faces challenges related to the economy, national identity, terrorism and immigration so as to counter growth of the far right in France.
America must accept that Trump's trade war against China has been a costly and self-defeating effort that has not brought back jobs to the United States, but merely made things more expensive back home.
U.S.'s contemporary attitude to the world has undermined its ability to reason and, therefore, is at risk of turning the world back towards a divided Cold War environment.
Despite the effects of COVID-19 resurgences in some parts of the country and uncertainties in the external environment, economic data for Q1 ultimately point to the fundamentals of China's economy being strong and moving in the right direction.
While the U.S. presents itself to its own public as a force for good, it constantly seeks to use human rights discourse to advance its geopolitical goals.