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Can the United States Go it Alone? The Real Cost of a Post-NATO Defense Strategy
As the NATO summit took place July 7th through 8th in Ankara, American pressure on European leaders to meet increased defense spending benchmarks took...
The Geopolitics of Lunar Helium-3 pMining and the U.S. Sovereign Wealth Fund Stagnation
The greatest geopolitical and economic challenge facing the United States today is the proliferation of international Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs.) While the United States...
Can China Lead a New Global AI Order and Challenge US Dominance?
Chinese President Xi Jinping has unveiled Beijing's most ambitious vision yet for the future of artificial intelligence (AI), presenting China as the architect of...
Xi unveils China’s vision for a new global AI order
Chinese President Xi Jinping has positioned China as the leader of a new global artificial intelligence (AI) order, using the opening of the World...
How Digital Discount Platforms Are Reshaping Household Spending in 2026
The way households manage their spending has changed more in the past three years than in the previous three decades. Rising costs of living,...
European Shares Hold Steady as Earnings Offset Middle East Tensions
European shares traded cautiously lower on Thursday as investors balanced a fresh wave of corporate earnings and merger activity against escalating conflict in the...
US Imposes 25% Tariffs on Most Brazil Imports as Trade Tensions Escalate
The United States will impose a 25% tariff on most imports from Brazil beginning July 22, marking the first major action under the Trump...
Asian Stocks Fall as Chip Selloff Overshadows TSMC Earnings
Asian stock markets declined on Thursday as a broad selloff in semiconductor shares outweighed record earnings from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), while softer...
How China’s Oil Fortress Could Reshape the Global Energy Order
China's response to the Iran conflict has revealed a major shift in global energy geopolitics. Rather than emerging as one of the biggest victims...
The contest for Hormuz threatens the maritime order America built
The struggle over the Strait of Hormuz is no longer simply a contest between freedom of navigation and closure. It is increasingly about who...