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Discipline or Dominance? Reading Xi’s Military Moves
Since the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection earlier this month, rumours about the fate of two of China’s...
Assessing the First Year of Trump’s “Golden Dome” Defense Initiative
One year after its launch, President Donald Trump's Golden Dome missile-defense initiative has made limited progress due to technical disputes and concerns over space-based...
Financial Brief: A Weekly Roundup on the Geopolitics of Money | Jan 27
EXECUTIVE TAKEAWAYS
Markets this week revealed selective amnesia about risk. Asian equities hit records and investors rotated into duration despite Trump hiking South Korean tariffs...
A Coordinated Signal? As U.S. General Visits Israel, China Flies 16 Military Cargo Planes to Iran
The connection between General Brad Cooper's (Commander of U.S. Central Command—CENTCOM) visit to Israel and the Chinese airlift to Iran, amidst escalating military tensions...
The Yellowcake Bottleneck: How US Nuclear Onshoring Constricts the 2030 Global Supply Chain
The United States is accelerating its efforts toward nuclear autonomy. The $2.87 billion DOE contract greenlit by the Trump Administration funds the construction of...
The 2026 U.S. NDS and the Scenario of Prolonged Military Confrontation in the New World Order
The 2026 U.S. National Defense Strategy (NDS 2026) reflects a fundamental adjustment in Washington’s security thinking amid intensifying great-power competition. This article analyzes NDS...
U.S. Intelligence Tracks Chinese Military-Linked Purchases of Land Near Strategic Bases
US intelligence concerns are mounting regarding the purchase of strategic US farmland and real estate by former Chinese military officers and other entities linked...
Venezuela and the Petrodollar Question: What Currency Power reveals about Today’s Geopolitics
The US military operation in Venezuela on January 3, 2026, has been framed by the former as a narrow counter-narcotics and democratic enforcement measure....
Hegemony Is Not a Business: The Diplomatic Cost of American Power
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 21, 2026, Donald Trump announced he was seeking "immediate negotiations" to acquire Greenland from...
Iran’s Gen Z and the Beginning of De-Islamization
Despite relentless crackdowns, large-scale protests continue to erupt across Iran. Available reports suggest that recent demonstrations have reached all 31 provinces and more than...