07
Apr
Financial trouble in Big China
Financial trouble in Big China. Last week, four of China’s biggest banks said they’d raise about US$72
1 min read
Michael Bluhm
Michael Bluhm is a senior editor with The Signal.
02
Apr
Moscow rules
How can Russia still be Europe’s biggest natural-gas supplier? Nicholas Kumleben on the Continent’s bad bet on a decades-long economic relationship with the Kremlin.
10 min read
19
Mar
Chinese chess
What’s Beijing’s strategy for dealing with Donald Trump? Scott Kennedy on where China sees the threats and opportunities from the new U.S. administration.
12 min read
17
Mar
Note: Right and wrong in the Philippines
The former president of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte was arrested in Manila by Interpol early-morning on March 11. Later that
1 min read
16
Mar
Organized crime
Why do dictators keep disrupting so many other countries? Miranda Patrucić on what China and Russia are doing in neighboring nations, developing states, and the world’s most powerful democracies.
11 min read
13
Mar
It’s me again
How did Afghanistan turn into a global security problem again? Nilofar Sakhi on the Taliban, al-Qaeda, and the expanding “web of militancy” within the country and beyond.
9 min read
10
Mar
Note: The European question
The European question. As the U.S. pulls back its support for Ukraine, Europe is clearly saying that it wants
1 min read
05
Mar
French sour
Why does France seem to be falling apart? Marc Weitzmann on immigration, regulation, and the end of a political era.
9 min read
03
Mar
Note: Monarchs of the sea
Monarchs of the sea. On February 26, Beijing’s navy conducted live-fire exercises about 45 miles from Taiwan’s largest
1 min read
26
Feb
4 percent high and rising
Why are bond yields going up so much around the world? Rebecca Patterson on economic growth, expectations of inflation, and unsustainable government spending.
12 min read