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A military officer walks past SCO member state flags during the 2025 defense ministers’ meeting in Qingdao

Axis and equator: Diverging blueprints for global order

As NATO and the SCO convene on opposite ends of the geopolitical map, their visions for global security reveal not just competing interests—but fundamentally different beliefs about power, cooperation, and the very nature of peace

A cargo vessel sailing alone through calm blue waters at dusk, with a layer of fog hovering over the sea and a pink-orange sunset illuminating the horizon

Shadow fleet plays foghorn diplomacy

As Russia scrambles jets over a nameless tanker, the Baltic becomes a theatre not of nuance but blunt warnings—and darker intentions beneath the crude

Facade of the Reichstag building in Berlin with the inscription “Dem Deutschen Volke” and blurred German soldiers in red berets passing by at night

Steel without velvet

Drawing from Paolo Falconio’s stark analysis, Germany’s rearmament is not a footnote in policy—it is a turning point in European geopolitics

Bruno Kahl, the head of Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service (BND), wearing a gray suit and blue tie, speaks at a podium with a microphone, discussing the necessity of extending the Ukraine war until 2030 to counter potential Russian threats to Europe

A prolonged war or a strategic illusion?

The push for military expansion in Europe raises a critical question: is the goal to end the war in Ukraine or to justify skyrocketing defense budgets?