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US President Donald Trump wants to increase military spending, including a costly upgrade to the country's nuclear arsenal to meet the threat from so-called "revisionist" powers, Russia and China. But the move could pose significant risks to the American economy.Image: iStock/curraheeshutter

AT Finance, Australia, China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, World

Labeling China and Russia as threats puts the US at risk

by Ken Moak February 12, 2018

US President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a Make America Great Again rally in West Virginia, on August 3, 2017. Photo: AFP / Saul Loeb

AT Finance, China, Egypt, European Union, France, India, Israel, Middle East, Singapore, South Asia, World

How Trump is the Gorbachev of the United States

by Ghazanfar Ali Garewal December 28, 2017

Western neoliberal credit rating theory may not be appropriate for China. Photo: iStock

China, European Union, Mexico, United Kingdom, World

Standard & Poor’s China rating downgrade makes no sense

by Ken Moak September 27, 2017September 27, 2017

China's debt is growing, but reports of a crisis may be exaggerated. Photo: iStock

China, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

West should be more concerned with its debts than China’s

by Ken Moak June 22, 2017

Left to right: European Council President Donald Tusk, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker meet at the EU-China Summit in Brussels on June 2, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Olivier Hoslet/Pool

AT Finance, Beijing, Brunei, China, European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

The EU glosses over the South China Sea – unlike France

by Emanuele Scimia June 5, 2017

This little piggy has tons of cash, and this little piggy got none. Photo: iStock

European Union, Germany, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, World

America’s broken democracy

by Jeffrey D. Sachs June 1, 2017June 2, 2017

The Chinese navy conducts an exercise in the South China Sea. Photo: Wikipedia Commons

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G7 criticism of China’s maritime policy rings hollow

by Emanuele Scimia June 1, 2017June 1, 2017

Macron plays host to Russia's Putin at Versailles. Photo: Kremlin handout

European Union, France, Germany, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Putin, Trump and ‘my guy’ Macron

by Pepe Escobar June 1, 2017February 18, 2020

Who shall have the fishy... A Philippine fisherman prepares to weigh a fish at the disputed Scarborough Shoal. Photo: Reuters/Erik De Castro

AT Finance, Beijing, Brunei, China, Japan, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Vietnam

Beijing angry over G7 stance on disputed territories

by Reuters May 28, 2017February 18, 2020

Moody's, the US-based credit rating service, downgraded China from Aa3 to A3. Photo: iStock

China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Moody’s unfair China credit rating

by Ken Moak May 28, 2017May 28, 2017

قلد العاهل السعودي الملك سلمان الرئيس الأميركي دونالد ترامب وسام الملك عبد العزيز الذهبي وهو أعلى وسام مدني بالمملكة، خلال اجتماع بقصر اليمامة في العاصمة السعودية - مايو أيار 2017 صورة: Reuters

European Union, India, Italy, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, World

Week’s Themes: Trump trip, Opec meet, G7 chat in Sicily

by Reuters May 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Members of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Forces' infantry unit stand to attention. Photo: Reuters/Kim Kyung-hoon

Australia, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, World

Japan and Russia subject each other to shock therapy

by M.K. Bhadrakumar November 5, 2016

Bonus battles

by Chan Akya January 23, 2010September 8, 2020