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China’s Trade Surplus and the Reconfiguration of Global Trade under Strategic Competition
Trade Beyond Markets
Market efficiency and liberal economic principles are no longer the main factors influencing international trade. Rather, it has evolved into a more...
Why the India-Australia-Japan Trilateral Should Be Strengthened
Since the Cold War era, the US has been the primary security contributor to its allies worldwide, including in East Asia. However, under the...
Strategic Lessons from Kennedy-Macmillan for Japan-South Korea Ties
Periods of structural instability tend to expose the difference between formal alliances and functional strategic partnerships. In the early 1960s, at the height of...
Uganda’s Election: A Foregone Conclusion with Uncomfortable Implications
Uganda’s upcoming presidential election is unlikely to produce surprises. President Yoweri Museveni, now 81 and in power since 1986, is expected to secure yet...
Scars of Rwanda in El Fasher’s Demise
The ongoing war in Sudan is one of the most overlooked conflicts of the 21st century that has implications of spilling over not just...
Diego Garcia’s Special Status and Why It Was Not Negotiated
On May 22, 2025, the agreement between the UK and Mauritius concerning the Chagos Archipelago, including Diego Garcia, was concluded. Both parties agreed that...
The Question of Power: Who Governs Venezuela?
A small yet influential group of political and military leaders has been in control of Venezuela, supported by loyalists and security forces. This power...
Why the Trump-Fed Feud Is the Economic Battle to Watch
Jerome Powell, the head of the U. S. Federal Reserve, is under a criminal investigation by the Justice Department for allegedly misleading Congress about...
Churchill’s Prophecy and Ankara’s Rise: Not Wasting the Crisis of 2026
Towards the end of World War II, in the mid-1940s, Winston Churchill uttered that significant sentence, perhaps pointing to the potential benefits to be...
Why Venezuela’s Air Defenses Never Fired: When C4ISR Disarms C2
How can an air defense system cease to function without being destroyed? And what does this apparent inaction reveal about the profound transformation of...