Canada PM’s blunt message to Davos: the rules-based order is dead
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney used a major address in Davos to argue that the world’s middle powers must band together to resist coercion...
China’s Education Purge 2026: Ding Xuexiang’s Brainwashing Machine and Organ Donation Push
China Insights delivers sharp, data-driven analysis of China’s politics, economy, and society. We connect the dots behind breaking headlines — from Beijing’s power shifts...
California GOP Petitions Supreme Court to Block State’s Redistricted Maps
The California Republican Party will petition the U.S. Supreme Court to block California from implementing the redrawn congressional maps approved by voters in November,...
China’s coal-fired export ban was cheered by the West. Then came the massive blackouts
In 2021, when Beijing finally pledged to stop building and financing new coal power plants overseas, Western governments and climate advocates rejoiced. John Kerry,...
How Donald Trump could break up Canada
Alberta is a very cold place in winter, even by Canadian standards. And yet, in the past week, hundreds of Albertans formed long queues...
Greenland ‘Essential’ to US Golden Dome Missile Defense, Bessent Says
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said in Davos that the U.S. acquisition of Greenland is “essential” to the Golden Dome missile defense program,...
Trump: Acquiring Greenland Is About Saving Lives, Focus Remains Predominantly on Peace
Tensions rise over Greenland as President Donald Trump said he no longer feels obligated to “think purely of peace” in pursuing a U.S. acquisition...
Congress Unveils $1.2 Trillion Bipartisan Funding Package
The U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 20 released the text of a $1.2 trillion three-bill spending package that would fund several federal departments...
Federal Judges Move to Replace Trump-Picked US Attorney in Eastern Virginia
Federal judges in the Eastern District of Virginia are seeking applicants to replace Lindsey Halligan, President Donald Trump’s handpicked choice, as the district’s top...