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Why Washington Is Wary of Merz’s Diplomatic Overture to Beijing
German Chancellor “Friedrich Merz” paid an official visit to China in February 2026, meeting with Chinese President “Xi Jinping” in Beijing. This was his...
Bandwagon Effect: Systemic Barriers to Global Governance and SDGs 16
Development agendas borrow a term common in the study of global governance that is shaped not only by policy, but also by the decision-making...
Silicon Valley’s New Diplomacy: When Platforms Become Foreign Policy Players
For much of modern history, diplomacy had been the exclusive business of states. Governments answerable to citizens or institutions negotiated treaties, passed messages through...
How Materials, Infrastructure, and Geopolitics Redefine the 2030 Energy Transition
And while grid physics remains the starting point, the innovations shaping the 2030 landscape extend far beyond conductors and transmission lines. The energy transition...
Pivot to Arctic: Why the Mastery of the North Matters?
Introduction
The Arctic has long been known as “high North, low tension”, as its frozen waters and permafrost landscape offered no incentives to the states....
The CIA’s China Playbook and the Shadow War
In a recent move, China’s top general and a longtime confidant of President Xi Jinping, Zhang Youxia, and Joint Staff chief Liu Zhenli were...
Mapping the Future: The 2026 Two Sessions and China’s Vision for the Global South
The 2026 Annual Sessions of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), known as the "Lianghui," are a pivotal...
Caught in the AI crossfire: How Latin American and other Middle Powers could lose the race they never joined
The language of an AI race suggests a sprint between two or three giants, but the most consequential politics may unfold in the space...
What China’s Spring Festival spending really tells us about its economy
As China is about to enter the 2026 Two Sessions period, the outside world is paying more attention to various consumption data during the...
Washington’s buildup in Nigeria could ensnare the U.S. in a protracted conflict
On February 10, the Pentagon announced it would send 200 troops to Nigeria to train local forces to counter jihadists, joining a small detachment...