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Deficits, debt and delusion in US-China trade
Oped, John J. Metzler, Published on 18/04/2025
» A flurry of accusations, finger pointing and political grandstanding dominate the headlines as the trade war with China escalates. Global markets responded with roller-coaster fluctuations and serious jolts, amid growing economic uncertainty.
Could Trump's tariffs help democratise China?
Oped, Yi Fuxian, Published on 18/01/2025
» Assessments of US President-elect Donald Trump's plans to impose high tariffs on Chinese imports tend to focus on their likely economic consequences. But the tariffs' impact on China's politics might prove to be far more profound.
Going bookish
Oped, Postbag, Published on 17/12/2024
» Re: "There's nothing like an odd book title", (PostScript, Dec 15).
Once again, it was the economy, stupid
Oped, Mohamed A El-Erian, Published on 15/11/2024
» 'It's the economy, stupid!" This famous mantra, coined by the political strategist James Carville, helped Bill Clinton unseat President George H W Bush in 1992, and now it explains another election. The economy played a critical role in the 2024 presidential race, creating the conditions not only for Donald Trump to trounce Kamala Harris, and for the Republicans to gain control of the Senate and the House of Representatives, but possibly also for a counter-elite to usher in a new power structure.
A backdrop to Trump's stunning win
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 08/11/2024
» Analysts often face the tough task of assessing an outcome the way it is rather than how they would like it to be. Nowhere is this challenge more daunting than analysing the stunning election results in the United States this week. Against the odds, former President Donald J Trump of the Republican Party has resoundingly won a second term over Vice President Kamala D Harris of the Democratic Party both in the popular vote and the Electoral College. The Republican Party also captured the Senate and the House of Representatives. While the implications for Thailand and the rest of Southeast Asia are wide-ranging and far-reaching, it is first and foremost necessary to understand the nature of the Trump victory.
US looks to deepen Asean partnership
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 08/10/2024
» Annual meetings between Asean leaders and major powers from both the West and East have made Asean an important strategic partner. The upcoming Asean-related summits in Vientiane this week are no different. After the pandemic, Asean has become more prominent, though sometimes passive, in the region. By not fully taking sides in the East-West divide, Asean keeps its influence and room to handle the complex global security issues.
Global power play
Oped, Postbag, Published on 01/10/2024
» Re: "China and fulcrum of peace, security", (Opinion, Sept 12).
Deportations and walls in the US and Europe
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 31/08/2024
» Fortress America and Festung Europa (Fortress Europe) are just starting to take shape; bare outlines of what they will have grown into ten years from now. But the trend is almost unstoppable, and it will be very ugly when it's finished.
2011 all over again?
Oped, Postbag, Published on 31/08/2024
» Re: "Chao Phraya River basin raises flood risk", (BP, Aug 26).
Chemical solution
Oped, Postbag, Published on 25/07/2024
» Re: "Halting tilapia invasion 'a priority'", (BP, July 23). After reading about the invasion of the blackchin tilapia and the problems farmers have had dealing with it, I wanted to share a story about a similar but much smaller problem that our family faced in the southern part of the US some 50 years ago.