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Empowering Middle Powers: China’s Economic Strategy in Canada
In mid-January 2026, China and Canada signed a “Roadmap for Economic and Trade Cooperation,” the first high-level cooperation document in the history of their...
Rearming Japan in the Shadow of the 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy
The US National Security Strategy (NSS) 2025 reflects Donald Trump's vision of “America First” asserting that the US will relocate its focus on securing...
Is the West facing its Sino-Soviet split moment?
The annual meeting of World Economic Forum held at Davos, Switzerland from 19 to 23 January, 2026. This year gathering is considered important as...
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...