What to make of China’s drills off Taiwan and Israel’s standoff with Egypt?

The Great Game is our weekly editorial on geopolitics and global conflict. The byline of the editorial is Mikkel Rosenvold, former chief strategy consultant at PwC and Danish Ministry of Finance.
What to make of China’s drills off Taiwan and Israel’s standoff with Egypt?
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Congress fighting to avert a shutdown – is it really time for that again?
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Three potential geopolitical events that every investor should watch in January!
Hamas has rejected a ceasefire offer from Egypt – but could it actually be really good news? Read why!
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COP28, Gaza, and Japan have taken center stage in our analysis of global geopolitics this week. Read our 3 key points below!
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