And Trump has their entire party under his thumb. The US presidency has long been described as imperial, but Trump will be making himself even more powerful than most Roman emperors. Consider just ...
China. This paper studies the relationship between military conflicts and state-building in pre-imperial China. I develop an incomplete contract model to examine rulers’ and local administrators’ ...
This week, they saw some relief when Imperial Oil Ltd. IMO-T cut the price of home heating fuel and gasoline. The oil company is essentially absorbing a chunk of the cost to fly fuel into Norman ...
When the fighting stops Russia will retain a sizeable population, albeit with deep demographic issues, substantial capabilities, and most damningly, an unbridled imperial mindset. Putin has ...
Commentary on China’s place in the world tends to fall into two equally breathless camps. Is China an unstoppable economic, scientific, and military behemoth destined to dominate the shape of ...
China gave indebted local governments a 10 trillion yuan ($1.4 trillion) lifeline but stopped short of unleashing new stimulus, preserving room to respond to a potential trade war when Donald ...
Profits at China’s industrial firms in September declined at a faster pace than a month earlier, as deflationary pressures sap the strength of corporate finances. Last month’s industrial ...
China on Friday released third-quarter growth data that was its slowest in six quarters, but its stock markets still ended higher on a shot of confidence from its central bank. China's economy ...
North Korea’s decision to dispatch troops to help Russia subdue Ukraine may put another Kremlin ally, China, in a tough spot diplomatically. By David Pierson David Pierson reported from Kazan ...
The British government is being careful not to call Foreign Secretary David Lammy's trip to China a "reset" in the relationship, instead framing it as a "new starting point". It might be difficult ...
On Beijing’s objectives: Statistics compiled by Nick Eftimiades indicate that in general, the acquisition of military and dual-use technology drives the largest number of China’s clandestine ...
Thirty-five people were killed in southern China after a man plowed his car into crowds exercising at an outdoor sports center on Monday evening, according to police, in the country’s deadliest ...