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Turkey’s Central Asia Strategy After Ukraine: How Far Can Ankara Go?
The war in Ukraine and the sanctions that followed it redrew the geo-economic map of Eurasia almost overnight. Supply chains assembled over decades were...
China and Russia Are Pressuring Japan on Two Fronts. Is a Pacific Pincer Taking Shape?
Putin's Kuril landing is not a bilateral Russia-Japan sovereignty dispute. It is the northern half of a coordinated Sino-Russian pressure campaign on Tokyo —...
Germany’s Intelligence Independence: Why Russia and China Are Watching Merz’s BND and BfV Expansion
The government of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz approved a landmark bill to expand the powers of the Federal Intelligence Service (BND) and the Domestic...
The Yen Intervention Was Never About the Yen
The joint US–Japan yen intervention was not a currency-stability measure. It was Washington making sure Tokyo could keep funding its $550 billion commitment to...
How the United States Is Responding to the CRINK Coordination Threat
There is a temptation to read current American foreign policy as incoherent. A transactional presidency dismantles alliances, antagonises partners, and lurches between confrontations without...
Japan Releases Defense White Paper: Preparing for a Protracted Conflict Scenario
On August 4, 2026, the administration of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi released the Defense White Paper. The event represents not merely a routine...
China’s Peacekeepers in Lebanon: Engineering Mandate, Strategic Subtext
On Monday, August 10, 2026, the 24th contingent of Chinese peacekeepers in Lebanon completed their mission of cleaning and restoring the UNIFIL Integrated Training...
U.S. Critical Minerals Strategy Should Also Consider Ownership Structures
The United States is making steady strides in a critical mineral race, which has been considered by some to be yesterday’s war that the...
China Criticizes Taiwan War Games as Military Tensions Rise
China on Friday condemned Taiwan's annual Han Kuang military exercises as a “wasteful charade”, accusing Taipei of stoking fears of war as the island...
When Bamboo Diplomacy Meets the American Tech Stack
Vietnam’s sovereign AI relies heavily on open-weight models developed in the United States. However, as Washington and Beijing are moving to restrict access to...