ECONOMY

By The Smartencyclopedia Staff & Agencies Washington D.C. – The ongoing trade tensions between the United States and China show no signs of easing, with the Biden administration issuing a warning that Chinese electric cars may pose a “significant risk to national security” due to the vast amount of data they

By José Carlos Palma* Pakistan finds itself at a crossroads, caught between its longstanding ties with the United States and its growing economic and strategic partnership with China. As the US-China rivalry intensifies, Islamabad faces the delicate task of navigating this complex geopolitical landscape, seeking to maintain cordial relations with

The Russian invasion has provoked a “tectonic shift” warns Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, the IMF’s new chief economist. The creation of distinct “geopolitical blocks” could redesign globalization. The Russian invasion of Ukraine caused a “tectonic shift” in the global order that could lead “to a greater permanent fragmentation of the world economy

By José Palma The press pays increasing attention to energy sovereignty issues embedded in the Russia-Ukraine-US conflict. Today, a large gas pipeline leaves Russia towards the European Bloc, passing under Ukrainian territory. Nord Stream 2, a Russian-German joint project, would supply gas from Russia directly to Germany and the rest