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Russia presses ahead militarily as Washington mulls sanctions strategy
James Davis analyzes a potential US sanctions package that would impose 500% tariffs on nations trading energy with Moscow. While Senator Lindsey Graham claims President Trump supports the move, insiders say he opposes any binding sanctions that would constrain his flexibility.
SPD congress exposes divisions, raising risks for Merz coalition
Diego Faßnacht assesses the deepening fractures within Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) following its national congress, highlighting the risks this poses to Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition government and its efforts to implement defense and fiscal reforms.
Japan’s election campaign underway as Trump piles on the abuse
Scott Foster details how escalating tariff threats from US President Donald Trump have disrupted Japan’s Upper House election campaign, casting a shadow over traditional policy debates while exposing strains in the US-Japan alliance.

“The new name for this publication reflects a fresh approach to content. Rather than update static themes each week, we look for significant changes in the world’s major markets and call attention to event-driven new trends and trading opportunities.”
What happened to the “fresh approach to content”?
80% – 90% of content is Ukraine and Europe as it relates to the Russian War. The other static theme is Japan, over and over, week after week.