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Why the US and Israel Are Watching Egypt-China Ties After Xi’s Visit
Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Cairo represents a major strategic step that is reshaping the balance of power in the Middle East and...
Allies but not Equals: American Weapon Diplomacy at Play
Authors: Ahmad Ibrahim and Amna Hashmi*
In George Orwell's Animal Farm, the ruling commandment “all animals are equal” survives the revolution word for word. Only...
Japan’s Two-Track China Strategy Is a Model for US Allies
Japan's simultaneous pursuit of hard Taiwan deterrence and quiet parliamentary diplomacy with Beijing is not policy confusion — it is a deliberate, low-cost dual-track...
Why Israel Is Alarmed by China’s Growing Military Ties With Egypt
Chinese President Xi Jinping's historic visit to Egypt (in early September 2026) is closely linked to the modernization and expansion of the Egyptian Armed...
The Hidden Bill Behind Europe’s Defense Spending Boom
Europe's rearmament is being financed out of the welfare state, not economic growth, and different governments are settling that bill in different currencies: Germany...
Turkey’s Marine Parks in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean Provoke Regional Turbulence
Turkey declared mid-August by presidential decree the establishment of two marine parks beyond its territorial waters. The first marine park lies in the northeastern...
What Is Greece’s $3.5bn Israeli Arms Deal Actually About?
Athens spent $3.5 billion on Israeli missiles this week in the largest defence deal the two countries have ever signed. That this happened while...
Raymond Aron’s Warning for Northeast Asia: Close the Window of Opportunity
Raymond Aron died in 1983, long before China emerged as the US’ principal strategic competitor, North Korea acquired nuclear weapons that could threaten the...
The Hormuz Trap: American Superiority and the Cost of Iranian Leverage
On 31 August, two supertankers carrying Saudi crude were struck by unknown projectiles within minutes of one another as they sailed out of the...
The Diffusion of Chinese Airpower in South Asia: Bangladesh’s J-10CE and PL-15
Bangladesh is moving towards military mobilization and starting negotiations with China for the acquisition of fighter aircraft J10CE equipped with PL-15. Reuters reported that...