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Global Pulse: The Middle East is going through some realignment, and Pakistan is trying hard to control its own narrative

Pro-peace with India voices are being stifled in Pakistan as the security state tries to control a narrative, while 2017 has been a good year for France.

Global Pulse: Drama in Jerusalem’s name, Theresa May has a problem again, China wants to be the global face of human rights

Britain's deputy prime minister has resigned, which might add to the EU's problems, along with Poland's increasingly authoritarian outlook.

Global Pulse: Catalonia’s regional elections will decide the future of Spain, and Georgia is on the cusp of a “nuclear showdown”

Catalonia's regional vote will take place Thursday, with Europe closely watching.

Global Pulse: Putin’s best Christmas gift ever, the Saudi Crown Prince deserves sanctions

Vladimir Putin made the smartest investment this year, for which he is now reaping the rewards.

Global Pulse: Austria’s draconian populism, South Africa’s break with dynasty, and the unworthiness of Trump’s security strategy

Austria's Anti-Immigrant experiment is the stuff of dreams for every far-right populist party ever.

Global Pulse: Japan’s joining the “Belt and Road Initiative,” Paris deal has been given a new life

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's move towards joining the Chinese belt and road initiative is slated to benefit his country.

Global Pulse: China’s ‘sharp power’, a Brexit do-over and Black women’s quest to save America

Chinese tactics are now being termed as 'sharp power', and re-doing the Brexit deal could be the wrong thing to do.

Global Pulse: What makes the legend of Putin bigger than Trump’s

Vladimir Putin seems to overshadowing Donald Trump in the global power play.

Global Pulse: Today’s arms race in an increasingly insecure world

The world seems to have embarked on a monumental arms race, with defence expenditure over the globe rising exponentially.

Global Pulse: Who stands to gain from the crisis in Caracas?

The debilitating economic crisis in Venezuela has an unlikely benefactor who stands to profit from it. Poland is turning back time and slipping into...

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Trump tariffs, import dependence are holding back America’s manufacturing renaissance

Better tax, regulatory, and monetary policy should indeed provide a tailwind for manufacturing, but the sector will probably continue to struggle.

Designed to oversee corn & crude futures, Wall Street regulator grapples with crypto, sports gambling

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is on the precipice of gaining new crypto oversight as lawmakers continue to negotiate major legislation.

The curious case of Pakistan’s JF-17 ‘orders’

Pakistan lacks capacity to deliver aircraft at pace suggested by its claimed contracts as it depends on China for avionics, electronic warfare, weapons, and on Russia for engines. 

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.