geopolitics


Expanding the legal toolkit: the EU’s new tools against sanctioned Russian investors
These new provisions expand the legal tools available to EU Member States to resist and deter investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) proceedings brought by Russian investors in connection to measures imposed within the EU’s sanctions regime against Russia.
Era of free trade and investment is over, Canada’s PM tells Apec summit
Mark Carney warns Asia-Pacific leaders global economy undergoing profound change, as China’s president mounts defence of free trade.
Trump’s secret trade deals with Malaysia and Cambodia revealed: Imperialist bullying on behalf of Big Tech, other corporate interests
An early review of the texts reveals new handouts to Big Tech and other corporate interests, with little to nothing that will help working people in the US.
US ties trade deal with India to abandoning Russian oil
The US may strike a trade deal with India as soon as it stops buying oil from Russia, states US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
What the India-Israel investment treaty reveals about IMEC, geopolitics amid Gaza conflict
The agreement, aimed at offering stronger protections for investors, comes at a moment of shifting economic and geopolitical dynamics in the region.
NZ is looking for a deal over Trump’s new tariffs – that could come with a high political price
When the Trump administration arbitrarily imposed 15% tariffs on New Zealand exports on August 1, up from a previously announced 10%, no one should have been surprised.
Von der Leyen played hardball with China. Then she won a trade deal with Trump.
Washington and Brussels have vowed to join forces against China’s excess production of subsidized steel.
Trump to resume Thailand, Cambodia trade talks after truce
President Donald Trump said the US will resume trade negotiations with Thailand and Cambodia after they agreed to halt clashes along their disputed border, taking credit for pushing them to peace after threatening punishing tariffs.
Investment agreements with India and the UAE could redraw Israel’s geoeconomic map
New generation of agreements designed not only to encourage capital flow, but also to signal Israel’s readiness to anchor itself within emerging spheres of global influence, most notably in the Global South
Trump threatens extra tariffs on BRICS-aligned countries
President Trump said nations that support the group’s “Anti-American policies” would face an additional 10 percent tariff. He did not elaborate.