Washington’s playbook for global dominance, built on controlling oil, is becoming obsolete. As China masters the new energy transition, America’s ability to exert pressure is diminishing, forcing a fundamental rethink of its power
What if China’s sanctioned oil supply vanished overnight? This analysis examines a severe stress test on China energy security: a simultaneous halt of crude imports from Iran and Venezuela—and how Beijing might absorb the shock
While the West was busy with endless committees and venture capital pitches, China was quietly building. Now, its pursuit of nuclear fusion threatens to upend the global order. This is China’s fusion dominance
The European Union pays Moscow more money for Russian energy than it sends to Kyiv for military and economic aid. European hypocrisy has a specific price tag: €213 billion since February 2022
As Europe grapples with escalating energy costs and ambitious net-zero targets, Russia’s strategic pivot eastward to China, solidified by discounted gas deals, reshapes global energy dynamics
Afghanistan’s Taliban regime abruptly cancels a major energy contract with a Chinese firm, pivoting to Moscow for a new deal. This calculated manoeuvre reveals a sophisticated strategy to exploit great-power rivalry for its own survival
China’s Yarlung Tsangpo dam project reshapes Asia’s energy and geopolitical balance, sparking environmental concerns, downstream tensions, and a high-stakes test of regional diplomacy in one of the world’s most sensitive river basins
China’s electricity generation surged to 870 TWh in June 2025, setting records as coal reliance fell to historic lows—reshaping global energy power dynamics and challenging Western assumptions on technological leadership
China’s oil demand plateau triggers seismic shifts in global tanker trades as India and Southeast Asian Tiger Cubs emerge as the new powerhouses driving petroleum consumption growth worldwide
Trump’s unprecedented strike on Iranian nuclear facilities sent European markets into familiar territory: oil soaring, stocks stumbling, and analysts scrambling to decode yet another Middle Eastern crisis