China understands the rules of the game and has expanded its network of trading partners while enhancing trade terms with existing ones. To comply with WTO requirements, China significantly invested in legal capacity, learning to defend its interests effectively within the WTO framework. China recognized that it could resolve disputes by influencin

After the Second World War, the United States and its allies established an international order, with the U.S. as the leading hegemon. This order promoted cooperation (Ikenberry, 2018) and was built on key institutions such as the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), (Gaillard, Gotoh, & Michalek, 2023) which aimed to enhance internati

basic chemicals like ethylene. Under a high-tariff environment, the cost and stability of these raw material supplies face significant risks. According to Bloomberg, China has recently granted tariff exemptions to two domestic plastic producers that are highly dependent on U.S. ethane, shielding them from the severe impact of high tariffs in the tr

Since the talks in 2022, moreover, Russia has increased its demands when it comes to Ukrainian territory, repeatedly saying that for any peace deal to work, Kyiv and the West must accept Russian control over four mainland Ukrainian regions that Putin baselessly declared in September 2022 were part of Russia — Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhya, and K

surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), precision strikes, and suppression of air defences, without endangering human lives. They are much cheaper to operate than manned aircraft, and their modularity allows quick adaptation to mission-specific roles. The war in Ukraine has provided a playbook for drone warfare to the rest of the world, demonstratin