International

Teaser: Amid other crises, China’s economy has reeled from Western decoupling efforts. While several countries stand to gain from this process, it has only partially reduced China’s extensive global influence. By John P. Ruehl The 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Beijing on October 18, 2023, witnessed the usual smiles and handshakes. But China’s economic landscape, dependent on robust supply chain networks, is facing turbulent times. The U.S.-led trade war had already disrupted Chinese industry and supply chains before the COVID-19 pandemic further backlogged ports and exacerbated disruptions. The Biden administration has meanwhile continued to expand policies restricting China’s access to the U.S. market and technologies, including new restrictions on advanc...

10/10/2023 La Marx International On October 7, 2023, Palestinian fighters, armed youth and self-organized militias, began an offensive operation against Israel's occupation, penetrating the Beit Hanoun border crossing, the Zikim base and the headquarters in Reim . This action is part of the 3rd Palestinian Intifada that began on May 6, 2021, which now took a leap when militants from various Palestinian organizations and Hamas decided to begin recovering the territories occupied by Israel by adopting the strategy of urban guerrilla warfare. Groups of fighters began tearing down the walls and barbed wire fences surrounding Gaza with bulldozers, cutting holes in the cables, and barbed wire. After overturning the wa...