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Trump, oil, and the crisis in Iran
The new waves of protests in Iran expose the exhaustion of a political model that combines theocracy, security apparatus, and a besieged economy under...
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...
China’s Davos Agenda: Countering US Hegemony, Promoting a “Shared Future”
China participated in the World Economic Forum 2026 in Davos, Switzerland (held from January 19 to 23, 2026, under the theme “Spirit of Dialogue”)...
Moroccan diplomacy: The Post-unipolar era of global change
By 2026, the global system is undergoing critical changes, marked by political uncertainty, economic fears, and security concerns. The idea of a unipolar world,...
Global Times Meeting: Bridging the Global South and Gauging China’s Mideast Views
The 2026 Global Times Annual Conference focused on strengthening China's role as a “predictable power” in a turbulent world. Global Times polls played a...
China’s AI ambitions meet the politics of global supply chains
The US military operation against the Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has exacerbated the already strained US relationship with Latin America, with far-reaching implications beyond...
Iran: America’s Next Target After Venezuela
On December 28, 2025, protests unexpectedly erupted across Iran in response to a severe economic downturn in the Middle Eastern country, caused largely by...
Breaking the Rentier Cycle: Tinubu’s Tax Gamble and Nigeria’s Economic Future
For decades, oil has defined Nigeria’s political landscape, where abundant reserves have made the country Africa’s biggest oil producer , the world’s 6th largest...
The Iranian Crisis as a Geopolitical Phenomenon
Waves of mass protest in Iran tend to erupt when least expected, though this should hardly surprise us. They typically represent the release of...
Strategic Tensions and Talent Flows: China’s Reverse Brain Drain and UIBE’s Exit from Israel
The year 2025 witnessed a significant acceleration in what is known as “reverse brain drain” from the United States and Israel to China. Chinese...