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The United States remains the pivot of the international system: the largest economy, the dominant military and the issuer of the world’s reserve currency. What Washington decides on tariffs, alliances and wars moves prices and politics everywhere else, which is why so much of our coverage starts there.
174 political cartoons and analyses since January 2026 · Updated
On 15 October 2026, Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto published a report it calls AdFection. It is the first public technical confirmation that mercenary spyware has been delivered through ordinary targeted…
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China began building the New Yalu River Bridge in December 2010 and completed its side in October 2014 — a 3,026-metre, four-lane cable-stayed span from Dandong to Sinuiju, reportedly about 2.2 billion yuan (≈US$350m)…
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On 9 October, the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control issued General Licence 135, authorising transactions relating to the sale, delivery, offloading or importation — "including into the United States" — of…
Read analysisOur most recent coverage of United States: “The Ad Was The Attack” (Oct 16, 2026); “The Bridge To A Field” (Oct 16, 2026); “India Paid 50% For This” (Oct 10, 2026).
174 political cartoons and analyses since January 2026, most often alongside Iran, Donald Trump and Israel.
