Leon Hadar
Economic headwinds undermining Trump’s political capital
A growing class divide, among others, creates a partly difficult dynamic for a president who appeals to working-class voters
NYC mayoral election 2025: Historic shift in city politics
The first candidate in 56 years to surpass the million-vote threshold, Zohran Mamdani will also be the first Muslim mayor and the...
US Supreme Court finally asks: Who really has the power to tax?
In this high-stakes case, even conservative justices signalled scepticism towards Trump’s sweeping tariff authority
New York’s mayoral election could reshape financial capital’s global standing
The new mayor must steer New York out of its affordability crisis that threatens its economic vitality just as surely as high...
Trump-Xi meeting: An economic truce born of mutual pain
The world’s two largest economies have discovered that neither can afford unlimited confrontation – at least for now
US engagement at Asean Summit signals renewed focus on S-E Asia
Trump’s visit offers both validation and a reminder of Asean’s pivotal position in great power competition
Indonesia’s support for the Gaza ceasefire: A strategic and moral imperative
Jakarta portrays a rising middle power seeking to shape, not merely respond to, international developments
Little reassurance from IMF-World Bank meetings
The global financial system is adapting too slowly to a world of higher debt, lower growth, trade fragmentation and climate urgency
China in the Gulf: stakeholder or hegemon?
Beijing’s transactional approach to the Middle East presents a new strategic reality which Asean nations must navigate
US mixed signals on China trade will cause private sector paralysis
The most significant cost of this whiplash approach isn’t a single tariff or trade restriction, but the perpetual uncertainty it creates