By Hayley Hulme Source: BBC The End of an Assumption For much of the past two decades, the global economy has rested on a powerful assumption: that China would continue to deliver rapid, sustained growth. As the world’s manufacturing hub and one of the major drivers of global demand and growth, China has underpinned global trade, commodity markets, and economic expansion. This role has not only shaped domestic prosperity but also reconfigured global markets and trade flows

By Alexander Anchor Source: Spotify Book Review: Dan Wang’s Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future Dan Wang is a research fellow for the Hoover Institution, a former analyst for Gavekal Dragonomics - a think tank that consults portfolio managers on China’s macro-economic direction - and more recently, author of Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future. According to Wang, the People’s Republic of China is the most successful authoritarian regime since Rome. Wh

By Lucas Ross Source: Foreign Policy Introduction In an election result that could redefine Asia’s strategic trajectory, Japan’s political landscape is entering a decisive new phase. The re-election of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on the 18th of February 2026 has reinforced the dominance of the Liberal Democratic Party, signalling a continued rightward shift in the country’s economic and security posture. Her coalition consolidated a supermajority over the National Diet on