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Global Markets Waver as Trump Signals Possible Iran Deal and Oil Prices Retreat
Global financial markets remained volatile on Tuesday after United States President Donald Trump announced that he had paused a planned military strike against Iran...
Indonesia Rejects Claims of Airspace Deal With United States Amid Regional Security Concerns
Indonesia’s Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin has clarified that Jakarta made no formal commitment to grant unrestricted airspace access to the United States military, despite...
A Rising China, an Established America, and the Thucydides Trap
When the ancient Greek historian Thucydides chronicled the Peloponnesian War, he did not write only about the clash between Athens and Sparta. He documented...
The Power of the AI Chip: The Techno-statecraft Approach in the US-China Great Power Rivalry
The recent H200 chip export authorisation marks a new form of power signalling in the technopolitics sphere. Advanced AI chips are the newest weapons...
Mokhber’s Atomic Bomb: The Misnaming of Riparian Coercion at Hormuz
On 8 May 2026, Mohammad Mokhber, adviser to the Supreme Leader and the man who built Iran’s sanctions-resistance architecture during fourteen years at the...
Syria Joins G7 Finance Talks in Paris as Global Powers Signal Shift on Reconstruction
Syria is set to take part in a closed door session with finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of Seven in...
Global Bond Selloff Deepens as Iran War Fuels Inflation and Rate Hike Bets
Government bond markets across major economies are extending losses as rising energy prices linked to the Iran war intensify global inflation concerns and reshape...
China Condemns Taiwan Foreign Minister’s Geneva Visit During WHO Assembly Tensions
China has strongly criticized the presence of Taiwan’s foreign minister in Geneva during meetings linked to the World Health Organization assembly, accusing Taipei of...
Taiwan Open to Trump Lai Call After US China Summit Raises Tensions
Taiwan has expressed openness to a direct conversation between US President Donald Trump and Taiwanese President Lai Ching te, following heightened diplomatic attention after...
Iran War Disrupts Hormuz Oil Flow and Raises Questions Over Petrodollar Dominance
The ongoing conflict involving Iran and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz are placing growing strain on the global oil trading system, which has...