- June 3rd, 2026
Global trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies are rising again after Washington launched a new round of investigations into the trade practices of dozens of countries, including China, prompting warnings from Chinese commentators that Beijing could respond with...
In his monumental work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, the historian Edward Gibbon argued that great powers rarely collapse in a sudden dramatic moment. Instead, empires typically weaken through slow, cumulative shifts in political...
China’s drive to build an all-nuclear submarine fleet is emerging as one of the most consequential shifts in the strategic balance beneath the world’s oceans, potentially extending Beijing’s naval reach from the Western Pacific into the Indian Ocean while prompting...
Indonesia’s planned acquisition of the supersonic BrahMos missile from India could dramatically reshape the strategic landscape of Southeast Asia, potentially transforming the world’s largest archipelago into a powerful maritime barrier stretching between the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean....
The growing vulnerability of hardened underground facilities to modern precision weapons is forcing a reassessment of how nations protect their most sensitive infrastructure. After recent United States bunker-buster strikes exposed weaknesses in deeply buried nuclear facilities in Iran, analysts say...
The global race for artificial intelligence dominance has taken another sharp turn as Nvidia reportedly halted production of its H200 artificial-intelligence chips intended for China, highlighting the growing strategic divide between Washington and Beijing over advanced semiconductor technology. The decision...
For much of the past decade, discussions about blockchain in Western technology circles have been dominated by cryptocurrencies, decentralized finance (DeFi) experiments, and volatile token markets. The technology’s public image has been shaped largely by projects like Bitcoin and platforms...
Global oil markets briefly surged to nearly $120 a barrel on Monday before retreating after remarks by Donald Trump suggested that the conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran might soon wind down. In an interview with CBS, the...
Japan is considering a significant expansion of its military presence on the remote island of Iwo Jima as rising Chinese naval activity beyond the First Island Chain fuels concern in Tokyo about the vulnerability of key Pacific bases such as...
China’s escalating restrictions on Japanese defence-linked companies have largely been framed as a bilateral clash between Asia’s two largest economies. Yet the consequences extend far beyond Tokyo and Beijing. Across Southeast Asia, where supply chains for rare earths, electronics, automotive...
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