The Multipolar Race for Africa Has Already Begun
France’s latest push to “reset” relations with Africa is less a confident diplomatic renewal and more an admission that the geopolitical map of the continent has already changed. President Emmanuel…
Israel’s Defence Industry Wants Freedom from America’s Military “Coupons”
For decades, American military aid to Israel was treated as one of the few untouchable pillars of Washington’s foreign policy. Since the late 1970s, successive administrations and Congresses viewed military…
China and Europe Redraw the Global Map of Scientific Power
The global competition for scientific talent is quietly becoming one of the defining geopolitical battles of the twenty first century. For decades, the United States stood at the unquestioned centre…
Putin’s Nuclear Exercises Are About More Than Ukraine
Russia’s latest nuclear exercises are not merely military drills. They are political theatre, strategic messaging and psychological warfare combined into one carefully calibrated operation designed to remind NATO that the…
Xi and Putin Reinforce an ‘Unyielding’ Axis as Global Power Centres Shift
When Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin to Beijing with military honours, gun salutes and carefully choreographed symbolism, the meeting was about far more than diplomatic ceremony.…
Japan and South Korea Are Quietly Building Asia’s New Energy Security Axis
As war in West Asia continues to disrupt global energy flows and uncertainty surrounding the Strait of Hormuz shakes Asian economies, a quiet but strategically significant transformation is taking place…
America’s Cold Peace With Canada Begins
For more than eight decades, the Permanent Joint Board on Defense stood as one of the quiet foundations of North American strategic stability. Created during the Second World War by…
Iran’s Hormuz Gamble Has Triggered a Gulf Strategic Shift
The Strait of Hormuz is no longer just a maritime chokepoint. It has become the centre of a much larger geopolitical confrontation involving Iran, the Gulf monarchies, the United States,…
Turkic Alliance Expands Beyond Culture Into Energy, AI and Global Connectivity
The summit in Turkistan was not just another regional gathering wrapped in symbolism and ceremonial speeches. What emerged from the meeting of the Organisation of Turkic States was something far…
After Trump Xi Reset, China and Russia Move to Reinforce Strategic Axis
Just days after Donald Trump concluded his carefully watched visit to Beijing, Russian President Vladimir Putin is now heading to China for what appears to be a far more strategic…