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Weaponizing the Supply Chain: Inside China’s New Rare Earth Export Restrictions
Beijing Tightens Grip on Critical Minerals:
As Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping prepare for a landmark meeting later this month, China has announced comprehensive...
Why Washington Should Listen to Taiwan’s KMT, and What They Are Asking For
Authors: Baichao Chen and Dr.Julian Spencer-Churchill
U.S. decision-makers must balance their favoritism for Taiwan’s ruling DPP (Democratic Progressive Party), led by President Lai Ching-Te, with...
Europe’s Airports Under Siege: Why Drone Incursions Are Becoming the New Airspace Threat
Drone chaos is gripping Europe’s skies. In just three weeks, at least 18 unidentified drones have breached airspace in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Germany,...
Adopting a Strategic Ambiguity Doctrine for South Korea Amidst Rising Tensions
Amidst the growing U.S. rift with various allies in Europe and even the Indo-Pacific, such as Japan and Australia, South Korea must reassess its...
Finance at War: How Conflict Redefines the Global Economy
Summary: Finance has become the new frontline of war. In 2022, sanctions froze over $300 billion of Russian central bank reserves and imposed more...
China’s Ambition for the Sea of Japan (East Sea): A Distant Dream?
The Sino-Russian Joint Statement in May 2024 generated considerable media excitement. In the agreement, Moscow pledged its support to Beijing in conducting constructive dialogue...
ANO (Yes) to Babiš – NE (No) to Brussels
The people of the Czech Republic have chosen national sovereignty over EU dogmatic control.
The recent Czech parliamentary election delivered more than a victory for...
Should Australia Reconsider an Alternative Submarine Deal with Japan?
Amidst stagnation and uncertainty over AUKUS’ Pillar II time, Australia’s undersea naval capabilities are increasingly aging and prone to being exposed by adversaries such...
China’s Authoritarian Model: Stability Today, Risks Tomorrow?
This has become necessary, with China's meteoric growth, still under the ruthless stewardship of the Communist Party, in recent decades, to re-examine the very...
The Resource War: How Minerals Fuel the Conflict in Congo
In Central Africa, The Democratic Republic of Congo, is once again facing an escalating conflict between the government forces and the March 23 rebel...