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China’s 2026 Legislative Agenda and the Push for a “Force-Free” World Order
The 2026 Two Sessions in China (the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and the National People's Congress) serve as a strategic platform for consolidating...
The Roar of the Lion and the Silence of the Clergy: Iran’s Transition into a Garrison State
Introduction
The night of February 28, 2026, “Operation Roaring Lion” marked a seismic shift in Middle Eastern geopolitics. A precision strike carried out by US...
How the Iran War Tests China’s Middle East Strategy
The war involving the United States, Israel and Iran represents one of the most significant geopolitical crises confronting China’s Middle East policy in recent...
The Factors Buffering Emerging Markets from Middle East Shocks
Emerging markets have faced significant challenges due to a rush of cash out of risk assets, particularly after the escalation of conflict in the...
Supporting girls to stay in school is key to ending early marriage
In Dodoma, the capital city of my country, Tanzania, stepping into a public secondary school at the start of the term brings a moment...
Dear Canada: Go Really Big on Defense Now; you won’t regret it
Dr. Julian Spencer Churchill and I previously laid out a vision on how Canada could build up the Canadian Armed Forces to meet this...
Operation Epic Fury: A New Architecture of Regime Change
On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched a coordinated military campaign against Iran, killed the Supreme Leader, and announced regime change...
What are the Actual Objectives of the U.S’s Recent Conflicts?
The current Trump administration of the USA gave its word that it wouldn’t start any war which would have implications for the whole world....
Building Africa’s Nuclear Future: Current Trends and Key Developments
Several African countries, pursuing nuclear energy to tackle power challenges and to drive economic development goals and industrialization, are hampered primarily due to a...
The Missile Saturation Gambit: China’s Strategy to Lure American and Israeli Firepower into a Costly Trap
This new intelligence and military analysis, unprecedented in the world of military warfare, may be based on a controversial analytical view of what it...