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Has Iran Created a TACO Moment for Trump? Decoding Strategies and Limits of Military Power
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President Trump unilaterally postponed strikes on power infrastructure in Iran, a threat/ultimatum he gave for opening the Strait of Hormuz, citing “Good and Productive...
Zimbabwe’s Lithium Export Ban: China’s Battery Supply Chain in an Era of Resource Nationalism
Zimbabwe’s lithium export ban in late February changed how resource-rich countries are approaching the global supply chains. By tightening its control over its resources,...
Systematic injustice requires systematic action: The case of Afghanistan
No regime in modern history has worked so systematically to erase women from public life as the Taliban has in Afghanistan. As of today, 258 edicts,...
From Beijing Talks to Moscow Pact: North Korea’s Long Game Against Denuclearization
The Six-Party Talks (SPT) launched in 2003 with the first round held in Beijing. They continued through six rounds until 2007 but completely broke...
Iranian Defenses and Counterstrikes Put Beijing’s Military Tech to the Test Against US Forces
Beijing strategically and practically benefits from the performance of Iranian defenses and attacks against US and Israeli forces (based on the data of the...
Trump Authorized Iran Operation Following Netanyahu’s Push for Joint Khamenei Strike
Less than 48 hours before a U. S.-Israeli strike on Iran, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to President Donald Trump about the reasons for...
After Hormuz: Winners, Losers, and the Return of Energy Geopolitics
The de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz is not merely another oil shock. It is a structural rupture in the global energy...
China’s Defense of Hemedti’s RSF Network Provokes US Crackdown on PLA Companies
In a speech on November 19, 2025, President Trump spoke at length about the horrific atrocities being committed in Sudan, specifically by Colombian mercenaries...
The Invoiced Alliance: Transactional Power and the NATO Guarantee
There is a pattern in how Donald Trump approaches alliances, and it has been consistent since the opening weeks of 2016. It is not...
Japan’s Natural Resources Dilemma and Sanae Takaichi’s Neo-mercantilism
Every country in the world has its own obstacles to building its economy. For Japan, the obstacle is their helplessness due to the lack...