The yuan’s global gambit: A dollar’s end?
Global finance stands at a crossroads: as China pU.S.hes the yuan onto the world stage, can it truly challenge the U.S. dollar’s supremacy, or will a multipolar order reshape monetary power?
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From unsuccessful “Shock and Awe” to unsustainable “War of Attrition”: Assessing Israel’s “Twelve-Day War” against Iran in June
Israel’s “Twelve-Day War” with Iran exposed the limits of Shock and Awe and the asymmetry of endurance. The next round may reshape not only the Middle East but also U.S. strategic choices
Kabul’s Russian remedy
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
Decoding China’s military power
China’s military rise is reshaping global security. Drawing on FOI’s 2025 report, this article outlines an analytical framework to assess the PLA’s evolution and its strategic implications worldwide
How China, India and Russia are rewriting global power rules
Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi’s impromptu huddle at the SCO summit signals a new geopolitical alliance that challenges Western dominance while reshaping international relations through economic cooperation and strategic coordination
Selective engagement: Rethinking Canada–China relations
Canada–China relations stand at a crossroads. Selective engagement offers a pragmatic path that balances sovereignty, security, and economic opportunity, guiding Ottawa through intensifying global rivalry without surrendering autonomy
The Dragon’s digital tentacles: Securing Europe’s underbelly
China’s infrastructure investments in Europe’s Southeastern Periphery, though seemingly civilian, increasingly raise security concerns. This excerpt from a new study reveals Beijing’s strategic leverage through dual-use capabilities, challenging Western paradigms
From ports to power: Professor Isaac Kardon on China’s global shipping strategy
China is reshaping global shipping through massive port investments, shipbuilding dominance, and control over trade flows. Isaac Kardon explains Beijing’s maritime ambitions, strategic vulnerabilities, and the implications for international commerce
Why Türkiye African engagement is Africa’s next geopolitical wild card
Türkiye African engagement reshapes power dynamics across the continent, blending trade, military cooperation, and diplomacy, while African states leverage Ankara’s presence to diversify partnerships beyond traditional Western and Eastern influences
The Tianjin conspiracy: How SCO diplomacy rewrites global power rules
While Western chancelleries obsess over protocol violations and virtue signalling, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s Tianjin summit quietly orchestrates history’s most audacious challenge to seven decades of American-dominated global architecture