Trump threatens a global trade war. Europe must unleash a radical alternative | Gabriel Zucman

Unlike tariffs, a new form of protectionism could target climate-wrecking, untaxed corporations and their billionaire ownersGabriel Zucman is a French economistHow should Europe respond before Donald Trumpโ€™s policies destabilise the global economy? All…

Shadow fleet could aid Moscow in other ways too โ€” not just oil revenue

Russia’s ghost vessels could be used for strategic sealift, and the U.S. should race to fix its own capabilities in response.

Netherlands mulls sending rejected African asylum seekers to Uganda

Critics say plan mooted by coalition government led by Geert Wildersโ€™ far-right Freedom party is โ€˜totally unfeasibleโ€™The Dutch coalition government, headed by Geert Wildersโ€™ far-right Freedom party (PVV), is considering sending Africans whose asylum re…

Hong Kong is global trade hub for worldโ€™s most brutal regimes, report says

Pro-democracy campaign group finds exports of goods to Russia, vital to its war efforts, roughly doubled in a yearHong Kong has become a global trade hub for โ€œthe worldโ€™s most brutal regimesโ€, according to a report examining the cityโ€™s role in facilita…