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US-China AI Rivalry Escalates in Egypt: Why Huawei’s Data Centers Matter
Current US concerns revolve around the potential for China to dominate the infrastructure and sovereign data of emerging nations in Africa and the Middle...
Promises and fissures in Sino-Indian boundary negotiations
The Special Representatives (SRs) Mechanism on the India-China Boundary Question completed 25 rounds of talks when China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi hosted India’s National...
Trump’s Economic D-Day Threatens Everyone Except China
On Truth Social, Donald Trump announced what he called the most crushing economic operation the United States had ever mounted, promising Iran "economic warfare...
China–Syria Clash Deepens Over Uyghur Fighters in Al-Sharaa’s Army
Chinese intelligence, military, and political agencies view Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa's strategy of integrating foreign fighters into the institutions of the new Syrian state...
Who Actually Benefits From Russia Deepening Footprint in the Sahel
A few years ago, France was the dominant foreign security partner across much of the Sahel. Today, its troops are gone from Mali, Burkina...
Is the G20 Becoming a Bilateral Summit With Extra Chairs?
The G20 was cartographed because the world economy had become too interconnected to be managed by a handful of powerful states. In 2026, that...
Is Russia’s Hybrid Campaign Against Europe Bigger Than Anyone Confirmed Until Now?
More than 150,000 Moldovans is the kind of figure that can distort a story as easily as it clarifies one. It suggests a hidden...
America Asked Allies to Do More. They Are Also Preparing for a Less Predictable Washington
Taiwan has proposed an 18% increase in its defense budget for 2027, pushing military spending above 3% of GDP as Chinese military and political...
Can Russia’s Security-for-Resources Model Defeat Terrorism in West Africa?
The Confederation of Sahel States (Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger) increasingly use a security-for-resources barter model for fighting against growing terrorism in West Africa....
Xi Jinping’s Egypt Visit: How China Is Expanding Its Influence in the Middle East
The upcoming official visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Egypt, scheduled for August 30 to September 3, 2026, coincides with the Shanghai Cooperation...