More: Geopolitics
Rivalry at a Chokepoint: China and the U.S. Clash in the Strait of Hormuz
China's entry into the tensions surrounding the Strait of Hormuz in April 2026 was no longer merely cautious diplomacy or statements of condemnation but...
Why the US is really after China in Iran
Since the US-Israeli war on Iran began on February 28 and since it went downhill from there — unlike the operation in Venezuela —...
Xi’s Free Masterclass: The War China Won Without Fighting
While the United States was burning through cruise missiles, threatening to destroy Iranian civilization, and watching its vice president shuttle between Budapest and Islamabad...
The Strait of Hormuz: A Geopolitical Test for EU Foreign Policy and Security
This article discusses the energy crisis affecting Europe following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital maritime route supplying EU member states...
The End of the Pillars: How Tô Lâm Is Steering Vietnam Toward Beijing
In mid-April, Vietnam’s top leader Tô Lâm will visit China;this meeting is going to signal a change that goes well beyond normal administrative reshuffling...
U.S. Energy Dominance and the Remaking of the Global Order
The sequence of events stretching from Venezuela to the war in Iran, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and the simultaneous degradation of...
Diplomacy in Motion: India’s Gulf Calculus Amid Regional Crisis
Warning against the rising interdependence in the international system, Ernst B. Haas had observed that “the kinds of systems change associated with rising interdependence...
From Ruins to Skylines: The Geopolitics of Post-Conflict Reconstruction in the 21st Century
When the guns fall silent, the question of who rebuilds and how quickly becomes one of the most consequential geopolitical contests of the modern...
Suez vs Hormuz: One Canal, One Strait, Two Different Laws
The comparison sounds tempting, but it collapses the moment law meets geography. The Strait of Hormuz is a natural waterway linking the Gulf to...
The Strait of Hormuz Blockade: A New US-China Flashpoint
Prior to Donald Trump’s Presidential order for the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, Israel’s recent attack on more than 100 places in Lebanon...