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After the Iran War: Seven Dynamics That Will Define the New Middle East
Every major war in the Middle East has left the region permanently altered in ways that nobody fully anticipated at the time. The 1948...
Donald Trump’s Visit to China: A Failure Foretold
On May 13, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump visited China at a time when Beijing had increasingly become a leading force among countries reacting...
The Beijing Summit Missed the Trade Story That Actually Matters
America’s record services surplus and China’s quiet AI exports tell adifferent story than tariff politics
On the morning of 14 May 2026, Xi Jinping and...
AI Sovereignty and the New Cold War: Why Nations Are Racing for ‘Sovereign AI’
A New Arms Race
When US President Donald Trump arrives in China on May 14 to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, he does so...
Why China Introduced a Zero-Tariff Policy for Egyptian Goods
China's move to exempt Egyptian imports from customs duties (zero-tariff policy), which began in May 2026 as part of its Belt and Road Initiative,...
Trump’s Corridor in South Caucasus Nine Months On: Vagaries and Vulnerabilities
On 8 August 2025, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a Joint Declaration at the White House establishing the...
The Global Sumud Flotilla and the Erosion of International Law
“The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.”
These saying of Thucydides hit hard today, as it shown harsh reality...
What Chinese Intelligence Circles Are Saying About Trump’s China Visit
Analyses by Chinese think tanks and intelligence agencies, based on political developments in May 2026, indicate a cautious and pragmatic view of US President...
EU Strategic Autonomy and Energy Diversification: Risks to European Energy Security
The 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine sparked discourse on Russian energy supply as a crucial resource chokepoint to EU member states. The energy crisis...
Trump, Xi and Cold War 2.0: Managing Rivalry in a Fragmented World
The world today is no longer witnessing isolated geopolitical crises. From Ukraine and West Asia to Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific, almost every major flashpoint...