Is this dotcom bust 2.0?

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. How do you know when a bubble has popped? Twenty-five years ago on Monday, a multiyear US stock rally hit its peak and began a precipitous decline that would wipe 77 per cent off the…

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What China Wants From Iran Nuclear Talks

Analysis What China Wants From Iran Nuclear Talks Beijing is partners with Tehran but fears the nuclear crisis could be reaching a “critical juncture.” By Lili Pike, a reporter at Foreign Policy. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, meets with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov, left, and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazeem Gharibabadi before…

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How Trump Is Killing the U.S. Defense Industry

Analysis How Trump Is Killing the U.S. Defense Industry It turns out that abandoning allies and tossing out security guarantees is bad for business. Braw-Elisabeth-foreign-policy-columnist3Elisabeth Braw By Elisabeth Braw, a columnist at Foreign Policy and a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council. A Ukrainian machine gunner holds an American FIM-92 Stinger man-portable air defense missile…

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Israel’s Actions Strike at the Foundations of International Law

Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. Israel’s Actions Strike at the Foundations of International Law Only collective state action can end impunity. By Cyril Ramaphosa, Anwar Ibrahim, Gustavo Petro, and Varsha Gandikota-Nellutla Family members mourn over the body of Ayman Nassar al-Haymouni, a 13-year-old killed in an Israeli raid, in Hebron, West…

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Warsh delivers Fed a blast of cold heir

This article is an on-site version of our Chris Giles on Central Banks newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every Tuesday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters Kevin Warsh, the presumptive heir to Jay Powell as Federal Reserve chair, gave a speech last…

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