IMEC and the war no one designed to last this long
Patrick Wood argues Trump’s war on Iran is about the IMEC corridor. The commercial logic holds. The idea that anyone is actually in control does not
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The petrodollar’s longest day: how Tehran turned a chokepoint into a currency war
For the first time in half a century, the world’s most critical oil chokepoint is being weaponised not with missiles, but with money — forcing markets to confront a future where the dollar is no longer the default price of energy
China’s Global Rest of World strategy: the table has moved
China’s Global Rest of World strategy abandons American volatility, forging a Sinocentric trade corridor through Riyadh, London, and Africa. This structural realignment creates an economic ecosystem increasingly insulated from Washington’s coercive leverage
China economy 2026 vs the United States: A macroeconomic stress test
Beijing delivered its most detailed economic blueprint of the Xi era on 5 March. Washington responded with a $1.9 trillion deficit. The China economy 2026 confrontation begins — and neither side looks invulnerable
China’s industrial strategy decoded: What the 2026 Spring Gala cities reveal
Beijing chose four cities for the 2026 Spring Festival Gala. None of the choices were accidental. Together, they map China’s industrial strategy for the decade ahead—and its structural fault lines
How the new China–France green shipping corridor redefines global trade and geopolitics
While bureaucrats celebrate another MoU, the new China–France green shipping corridor quietly begins rewriting the rules of global trade, creating a blueprint for a future where commerce and climate commitments aren’t mutually exclusive
How U.S. action in Venezuela exposed the fragility of dollar dominance
Washington’s military adventure in Venezuela, ostensibly about drugs and democracy, was in fact a crude attempt to arrest petrodollar decay. Instead, it triggered a coordinated global economic response that has hastened its demise
Building an empire without borders: China’s BRI 2.0 and the power of code
While the West obsessed over ports, rails, and debt ratios, Beijing quietly shifted course. BRI 2.0 replaces concrete with code, building technological dependence that reshapes global power, standards, and geopolitical alignment
The crude calculus: Why African industrialization remains a Western fiction
The Nigerian paradox—exporting crude oil while importing refined fuel—is not an anomaly but a feature of the system, shaped by Western and Chinese power to suppress African industrialization and lock continent into dependency
China’s new course: Beijing’s LATAM strategy is now full steam ahead
China has formally unveiled its third Policy Paper for Latin America and the Caribbean, a document that serves not as mere diplomatic protocol but as a comprehensive manifesto of its long-term strategic ambitions, confirming Beijing’s LATAM strategy is fully operational