Trump’s Corridor in South Caucasus Nine Months On: Vagaries and Vulnerabilities
On 8 August 2025, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a Joint Declaration at the White House establishing the...
What Chinese Intelligence Circles Are Saying About Trump’s China Visit
Analyses by Chinese think tanks and intelligence agencies, based on political developments in May 2026, indicate a cautious and pragmatic view of US President...
From Ally to Critic: Wes Streeting Challenges UK PM Keir Starmer
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing pressure to resign, leading health secretary Wes Streeting to resign and call for a leadership contest. Streeting's...
Is Taiwan Already Independent? Understanding the China Taiwan Dispute
The issue of Taiwan remains one of the most sensitive and strategically important disputes in international politics. The debate over whether Taiwan is already...
Trump, Xi and Cold War 2.0: Managing Rivalry in a Fragmented World
The world today is no longer witnessing isolated geopolitical crises. From Ukraine and West Asia to Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific, almost every major flashpoint...
Infrastructure Attribution and the Invoiced Passage at Hormuz
The Persian Gulf Strait Authority, launched by Iran on 5 May 2026, is the institutional capstone of a longer manoeuvre. Its visible apparatus reduces...
How the Iran War Has Impacted Middle Eastern Countries
The war that started on February 28 with a major Israeli-U. S. bombing campaign against Iran has deeply affected the entire Middle East, causing...
Trump and Xi Meet: The Key Issues Behind America’s Most Important Summit of 2026
Trump is heading to Beijing for the most consequential foreign policy meeting of his second term. He arrives as the first US president to...
Why Republicans Won the Redistricting Battle but Still Risk Losing the House
Republicans have gained a structural advantage in the 2026 U.S. House map through aggressive redistricting efforts, strengthening their position in several key states. However,...
Trump Xi Summit Highlights Path to US China Competition Without Conflict
The meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing comes at a time of growing strategic rivalry between the...