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How Europe Kept the Lights On: The Gas Suppliers of 2025
Europe entered 2025 at a level of energy security that would have seemed out of reach only a few years ago. Gas storage exceeded...
Financial Brief: A weekly roundup on the geopolitics of money | Dec 24
EXECUTIVE TAKEAWAYS: The final week of 2025 delivered a stark message: the era of easy money is over. In a synchronized pivot, the world’s...
Beyond the Headlines: The Real Reasons Trump Wants Control of Greenland
President Donald Trump stated that the United States needs Greenland for national security reasons and announced the appointment of a special envoy to lead...
Assessment of Turkey’s indigenous Tayfun Block-4 missile hypersonic claims
Missile Debut: At the IDEF 2025 international defense show in Istanbul, Turkish defense company Roketsan unveiled its first hypersonic missile, Tayfun Block-4, in July...
Do the Russians Want War?
In 1961, at the height of the Cold War, a song appeared in the Soviet Union whose title posed a question that still resonates...
Competing for the High Frontier: U.S., Europe, and China in the New Space Economy
The “New Space Economy” (NSE) has emerged as one of the most influential concepts of the past decade, marking the rapid, commercially driven transformation...
Cancellation of Constellation-Class Frigate Program Marks Setback for U.S. Navy Modernization
The recent decision by the United States Navy (USN) to cancel the Constellation-class frigate program after eight years of development and billions of dollars...
How Taiwan’s Political Deadlock Could Lead to New Elections
Taiwan is facing a political deadlock because the government will not make changes to a local government spending law passed by the opposition-controlled parliament....
Why the Thai–Cambodian Dispute is a Strategic Problem
The Thai-Cambodian tension is almost uniformly treated as a manageable bilateral issue, serious but contained, sensitive but familiar. This is a mistake. The real...
Qatar’s Energy Advantage Powers Its AI Push in the Gulf
Qatar is trying to catch up in the artificial intelligence (AI) race in the Gulf, relying on its low-cost energy and financial resources. The...