As well as relying more on the Chinese state for credit, rich countries are emulating its style of lending, writes Bradley Parks https://t.co/dZaBftd0bu ...

China is helping governments not only combat crime, but also control their citizens and stay in power—and that is proving stunningly popular https://t.co/hDQEi61F91Illustration: Javier Palma https://t.co/mVHx8Wmh52 ...

In the coming year, Europe will spend more on defence than at any time since the cold war. But military strength is only one of three big challenges the continent will face in 2026 https://t.co/sIelhADihk ...

China’s inbuilt tendency to overreach could flare up in several ways in 2026. We explain why in The World Ahead https://t.co/zfGkudbKJZ ...

In years past Saudi Arabia hoped that joining the Abraham accords would unlock a formal defence pact with America. In 2026 it may get one anyway https://t.co/HSkKsyOyPm ...

China’s foreign police training has no strings attached. That has made it popular with authoritarian regimes, flawed democracies and hybrid regimes https://t.co/F2O25HS4RX ...

China has displaced Germany in the top ten of a new global ranking—and the Swiss are on a roll https://t.co/nBE5khHXrf ...

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Donald Trump’s net approval rating is the lowest it has ever been, at -18%. See how Americans are feeling about their president with our tracker https://t.co/aJivdCRSCd ...

The recipe for Nin Jiom Pei Pa Koa hasn’t changed since it was first concocted in the 1600s. Yet the sweet syrup is enjoying a renewed surge in popularity https://t.co/sdRBRBiDFI ...