We are accustomed to rapid economic growth in East Asia. But this is the first time in decades that growth is now faster outside China than inside it.
“Il Cavaliere”, a man also known by many other names, not all of them complimentary, wrote the playbook for modern media-manipulating populism and damaged Italy in countless ways.
An authoritarian superpower like China respects strength. Alongside the G7’s economic and military strength we also need to see more diplomatic strength too.
Enjoy the flummery and fakery on May 6th by all means, but also think about what Britain loses by having an utterly powerless head of state.
East and West got some things right – and other things very wrong.
2022 has left much more lasting marks than most, thanks to the war on Ukraine, the bursting of the China myth and the realisation of the risks of World War Three surrounding Taiwan.
While America can be an irritating partner at times, Ukraine has reminded the rest of the West just how important an ally Washington remains.
Italy will hold its general election on September 25th, about eight months early. Based on current polls, the front-runner to succeed Mario Draghi is the far-right Giorgia Meloni
Having returned from his first trip to Japan since 2019, Bill Emmott, former editor-in-chief of The Economist, offers some notes on what he thinks he learned.
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