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What Is AI Model Distillation and Why Is It Becoming a US-China Flashpoint?
AI Training Technique Sparks New Tech Rivalry
Model distillation, a widely used artificial intelligence training technique, has emerged as a new point of tension in...
Why Did Volkswagen’s Flying Car Dream Crash in China?
Volkswagen's ambitious attempt to enter China's emerging flying car market ended in failure after years of technical setbacks, legal disputes and fierce competition from...
Why Is China Avoiding Major Economic Stimulus Despite Slowing Growth?
China's top leaders pledged on Thursday to support the country's slowing economy by accelerating spending on already-approved infrastructure projects instead of rolling out large-scale...
To Beat a State-Capitalist Rival, Washington Became One: Inside the New Critical Minerals Race
On July 10, almost exactly a year after the Pentagon announced it was becoming the largest shareholder in MP Materials, the International Energy Agency...
Russia vs. China in Africa: Rivals, Partners or Strategic Competitors?
The growth of neo-colonial tendencies, the current geopolitical developments, and the scramble for its resources by external countries in Africa: these are some of...
Why Chinese Intelligence Believes Israel and the Muslim Brotherhood Are Reshaping North Africa
Intelligence circles in Beijing, specifically the Ninth Bureau of the Chinese Ministry of State Security (the de facto Chinese intelligence agency), view the Muslim...
Taiwan’s Pre-Han Kuang Combat Readiness Drills
On June 21, 2026, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense announced that its armed forces would launch a five-day, four-night "Immediate Combat Readiness Exercise" from...
Can China Be Contained in the Indian Ocean?
The Indian Ocean has reemerged as one of the world's most consequential geopolitical theaters. Carrying nearly 80 percent of global seaborne oil trade and...
Washington’s Brazil Problem: The New Geopolitics of Self-DefeatÂ
Central Claim
The United States has spent eighteen months applying economic, judicial, and now electoral pressure on Latin America's largest democracy, and at each step...
How China Uses U.S. and Israel Protests to Advance Its Global Strategy
Chinese authorities are monitoring the demonstrations against US President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, viewing them as a reflection of the erosion...