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Red Lines and Realignments: Iran’s Gambit and the New Middle East
Introduction
As the Iranian government cracks down on recent protests, President Donald Trump has assured insurgents “help is on the way”. Surprisingly, US allies Saudi...
NATO’s cracks that will never heal
Whether Trump ever invades Greenland or not is almost beside the point. The damage is already done. The sentence has been spoken, the thought...
Financial Brief: A Weekly Roundup on the Geopolitics of Money | Jan 20
EXECUTIVE TAKEAWAYS
Markets this week revealed fragility beneath calm. The IMF upgraded growth as AI investment masked tariff disruptions, but Trump's Greenland ultimatum revived the...
From Soft Law to Hard Rules: Pushing for Binding AI Governance in ASEAN
At the closing ceremony of the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit, the Philippines assumed the ASEAN chairmanship under President Ferdinand Marcos...
Governing the Unseen: AI, Dual-Use Biology, and the Illusion of Control
The most important security threats of the twenty-first century do not announce themselves anymore by troop movements or missile tests. They appear noiselessly, in...
“It Will Be Done”: Trump Doubles Down on Greenland and Tests the Atlantic Alliance
U.S. President Donald Trump has escalated his rhetoric over Greenland, declaring that Denmark has failed to address a supposed “Russian threat” to the Arctic...
Mexico at the “Donroe” crossroads
Mexico is entering a phase where the United States is no longer negotiating only interests; it is negotiating the perimeter of authority. The language...
Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ Proposal Sparks Global Caution, Fears for U.N. Future
Governments expressed caution in response to U. S. President Donald Trump's invitation to join his "Board of Peace" initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts....
EU Weighs Unprecedented Retaliation Over Trump’s Greenland Tariffs
The European Union is facing pressure to activate the "Anti-Coercion Instrument" in response to U. S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats against several European...
The Wrong Wings: Why Chinese Jet Fighter Is a Strategic Misfit for Indonesia
The modernization of the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) remains an unresolved and persistently unsatisfactory issue. Although the defense budget has seen incremental increases, an...