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Russia and Africa Eye Stronger Economic Cooperation
The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2026 featured the traditional "Russia-Africa Business Dialogue," which was initiated in 2016, to deliberate aspects of forging economic...
China’s Xinhua to Invest in AI Tool to Promote Xi Jinping’s Ideology
China’s state-linked media system is preparing a major investment in artificial intelligence aimed at advancing and disseminating President Xi Jinping’s political ideology. According to...
India and Venezuela Seek Deeper Energy Ties Amid Global Supply Uncertainty
India and Venezuela are moving to strengthen their energy partnership as both countries seek to capitalize on shifting dynamics in global oil markets. During...
Xi Jinping’s North Korea Visit Signals China’s Push to Reassert Influence
Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit North Korea on June 8–9, marking his first trip to the country in nearly seven years....
Trump Tariff Plan on Forced Labor Faces Doubts Over Effectiveness
The Trump administration has proposed imposing additional tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on imports from 60 countries that it says have failed to take...
Global Stocks Slide as AI Rally Fades and US Iran Peace Talks Stall
Global financial markets retreated sharply after two major drivers of investor sentiment shifted simultaneously. First, concerns emerged about whether the artificial intelligence boom that...
Sleepless In Xi’an?  A New Start for China-Europe Relations
Last Friday, as the European Commission met in conclave to discuss how to get tough with China, a very different debate took place on...
Thucydides Trap: Is it still relevant today?Â
For decades, geopolitical scholars have been concerned about a potential hot war between China (the "rising" power) and the US (the "ruling" power) because...
Russia’s Multipolar Architecture to Shape its Future Economic Diplomacy
China and Russia are seemingly leaders in the emerging new economic architecture, underlining the end of unipolarity. But while China has set its economic...
Are Hidden Oil Flows From Hormuz Reshaping the Energy Market?
Oil shipments passing through the Strait of Hormuz have quietly increased in recent weeks, but traders say the movement reflects a fragmented and opaque...