Indo‑Pacific

Indo‑Pacific Narrative Suffers Setback as Iran Halts Critical Oil Flows Through Hormuz, Challenging Maritime‑Centric Security Frameworks

Over the past decade, capitals from Canberra to Paris, New Delhi to Tokyo and London have rolled out Indo‑Pacific strategies with the confidence of a shared script: that maritime coalitions stabilize the system, secure sea lanes and quietly contain a...
AN/TPY-2 radar,

Jordan to South China Sea: Iran’s Radar Strike Undermines Perceived US Detection Edge and Throws Into Relief China’s Challenge

In a development that is reverberating across military and strategic communities worldwide, Iran has reportedly struck and destroyed a highly advanced U.S. missile defense radar system, the AN/TPY-2 radar, deployed in Jordan. The incident, occurring amid escalating hostilities involving Iran,...
Iran war

Trump fed daily “stuff blowing up” war footage from Iran, critics say, as concerns mount over incomplete briefings

A new report published Wednesday by NBC News has ignited fresh debate over how President Donald Trump is being briefed on the ongoing war with Iran, raising concerns among current and former officials that the commander-in-chief may be receiving a...
Prince Group founder Chen Zhi was arrested and sent to China

Doubts Escalate Over US Use of $15 Billion Prince Group Crypto Seizure as Debate Intensifies Over Justice and Accountability

The U.S. government’s announcement last October of the largest asset seizure in American history — a cache of bitcoin then valued at $15 billion — was hailed as a watershed moment in the global fight against cyber-enabled financial crime. Prosecutors...
Iran’s ‘Petro-Yuan’ Gambit: Strait of Hormuz Tensions Reshape Global Finance and Challenge Dollar Dominance

Iran’s ‘Petro-Yuan’ Gambit: Strait of Hormuz Tensions Reshape Global Finance and Challenge Dollar Dominance

The escalating confrontation between Iran and a U.S.-aligned coalition has opened a new and potentially transformative front in global economic warfare—one that extends far beyond missiles and military strikes into the architecture of international finance. At the center of this...
US Forces Operation Epic Fury to Iran

Operation Epic Fury: How Long-Foretold US War With Iran Is Unraveling Strategy, Stability, and Credibility Across Middle East

In the long corridors of American power, where decisions ripple across continents like tremors beneath a restless sea, there is a particular kind of voice that echoes without being heard — the voice of warning. For decades, critics of US...
China-Iran

China Faces Modest Strategic Loss but Gains Narrative Edge Amid US-Israeli Military Campaign Against Iran

The ongoing US-Israeli war against Iran is rapidly reshaping global geopolitics, and nowhere is the impact more debated than in Beijing. Analysts across policy circles remain divided: some argue the conflict is undermining China’s strategic ambitions, while others suggest it...
Iran War

AI at War: How US–Israel Conflict with Iran Is Redefining Warfare at Speed of Algorithms

The ongoing US–Israel war on Iran has increasingly been described by military analysts as “the first AI war,” a phrase that captures both the technological sophistication of the conflict and the profound unease surrounding it. Yet the reality is more...
Donald Trump

Europe Refuses US Call for Minesweepers as Strait of Hormuz Security Crisis Exposes American Naval Capability Gaps and Deepening Alliance Fractures

Tensions between the United States and its European allies have intensified following reports that several European governments have declined Washington’s request to deploy mine countermeasure vessels to safeguard commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz—a critical artery for global energy...
Middle East War and Energy Shock-How Global Demand Is Supercharging China’s Export Machine

Middle East War and Energy Shock: How Global Demand Is Supercharging China’s Export Machine

The warning had become almost ritual among Western policymakers and market analysts: the world could not indefinitely absorb the scale of China’s industrial output. With exports surging and trade surpluses widening, the assumption was that global demand would eventually hit...
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