By Gilles Touboul The rapprochement between Japan and South Korea is often explained by the same words: China, North Korea, Russia, Taiwan, missiles, technology, and American pressure. All of this is true. Tokyo and Seoul are not suddenly becoming close friends. They are becoming strategic partners because the world around them is becoming more dangerous. […]
by Gilles Touboul The impact of China-US tensions on Asian markets in 2026 is not only about the stock market. It’s not simply about whether Shanghai, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Seoul, or Taipei go up or down. The real question runs deeper: are Asian markets still economic markets, or are they gradually becoming geopolitical markets? In […]
by Wania Tahir The post-1945 economic order, predicated on the free movement of goods and the sanctity of alliances, may well have breathed its last this Wednesday. In a move that has sent shockwaves from the polder lands of Veldhoven to the industrial clusters of Gyeonggi-do, the White House has announced a sweeping 25 per […]