International Relations

Conflict in South China Sea could trigger recession on global scale given its importance to international trade

U.S. Agrees to Help Russia Boost Exports in Black Sea Truce  - WSJ https://archive.is/20250325163354/https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/u-s-agrees-to-help-russia-boost-exports-in-black-sea-truce-7661b78f

Heads continue to turn northwestwards, here in South Africa. Eyes and ears are carefully tuned not only to the latest X.com and TruthSocial dispatches from Donald Trump’s White House, Mario Rubio’s State Department and Elon Musk’s overstressed brain. They’ve proven to the Pretoria government in recent days, not only that the most basic of diplomatic conventions are in tatters – as this article demonstrates.

Putin agrees in principle with proposal for Ukraine ceasefire and says more discussions are needed | AP News https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-kursk-sudzhba-military-occupation-17cebbc24642ab56d78112eba7eb7509

Canada’s finance minister announced retaliation on C$29.8 billion worth of American goods.

American Whiskey, Motorcycles to Be Hit With 50% Tariffs in Europe - WSJ https://archive.is/20250312125357/https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/american-whiskey-motorcycles-to-be-hit-with-50-tariffs-in-europe-8989b278