Border Fire, Regional Fallout: Pakistan–Afghanistan Clash Signals Wider Instability
A fragile pause in fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan during Eid al-Fitr has done little to ease fears that the conflict could reignite at...
Between the IMF’s Hammer and the EU’s Green Wall: The Neocolonial Scandal Behind Africa’s Poverty
Since the debt crisis hit developing countries in the 1980s, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have introduced structural adjustment programs in...
Three Possible Futures of the War on Iran: Stalemate, a Deal, or Regional Meltdown
The war on Iran is now into its third week. The Strait of Hormuz remains heavily disrupted, and oil prices have moved above $100/brl...
Why Is China Keeping a Low Profile on the Iran War?
The Iran war has been going on for nearly three weeks, and one question that keeps coming up is, "Why isn't China actively stepping...
When Hormuz closes, the Gulf pays twice
The race by Gulf importers to reroute food, medicines, and factory supplies is more than a temporary logistics headache. It is a reminder that...
China is exporting Xi Jinping’s Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics
China is working to export its party schools model and political training to African countries, including Egypt, to promote its political ideology and train...
Europe Draws a Line on Trump’s War
Europe’s leading powers have delivered a clear and unusually blunt message to Donald Trump: the Iran war is not theirs to fight.
From Berlin to...
China’s Cognitive Operations Against Taiwan and the Future of Democratic Resilience
There is a form of warfare that leaves no craters, deploys no soldiers, and issues no formal declaration, and yet it may prove more...
ECB Holds Fire as War Clouds Inflation Outlook
The European Central Bank is poised to keep interest rates unchanged, but its message will be anything but neutral. With energy markets rattled by...
Cambodia Shifts Fuel Sourcing Amid Regional Export Restrictions and Global Energy Shock
Cambodia’s energy sector is facing acute pressure as Vietnam and China impose temporary fuel export restrictions until at least the end of March. These...