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Taiwan Will Not Descend into Chaos, Leading to China’s Takeover from Within
After Taiwan's Great Recall vote, the Financial Times explained to Western readers "Why Taiwanese fear China could take over from within." This article's misreading—or...
Is Britain Serious About Defense Spending?
When Donald Trump and Keir Starmer met in Scotland last week, global conflict was at the top of the agenda. The pair discussed Russia-Ukraine,...
America’s upcoming sixth-generation F-47 aircraft prospects
F-47 announcement:
On March 21st, 2025, President Trump declared that the US Air Force (USAF) would move on with Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter...
Minerals Over Peace? Rethinking the DRC-Rwanda Accord
On June 27, 2025, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda signed what has been touted as a significant peace agreement in...
Is India still relevant in the US Asia-Pacific strategy?
“I don’t care what India does with Russia. They can take their dead economies down together, for all I care.” This was the statement...
When Silence Becomes Complicity: Europe, Israel, and the Gaza Dilemma
In a world where the foundations of international law are being eroded under the weight of geopolitical interests and strategic calculations, the European Union...
20% Tariff – The Price of Vietnam’s ‘Surplus’ Status with the US?
On July 31, 2025, the Trump administration announced the results of the largest tariff adjustment since the beginning of the second term. In particular,...
How the West Bank Is Being Annexed to Israel, with Tacit US Support
Just days ago, the Israeli parliament Knesset passed a motion for the agenda to "apply sovereignty" to the West Bank. Though largely declarative, the...
Raw Power: How the Global South Can Leverage the Critical Minerals Race
Authors: Cullen Hendrix and Morgan Bazilian*
The confluence of two accelerating trends augurs poorly for critical mineral-rich economies in the Global South: the rise of...
Shifting Centers of Power: Toward a Post-Westphalian World Order
Authors: Griffin Thompson and Morgan D. Bazilian*
As the Russian-Ukraine war stretches into prolonged conflict and the Israeli-Hamas war viciously spirals into cross-border conflicts, a...