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Aerial editorial-style image of a vast logistics and infrastructure landscape combining ports, rail networks, energy facilities, warehouses, and cargo aviation infrastructure. At the center lies a large unfinished blueprint-like void marked by faint planning lines, surrounded by interconnected systems rendered in muted grey and steel-blue tones

When these wars end…

03/06/202604/06/2026

The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East are accelerating a historic redistribution of power, ensuring that the world emerging from these conflicts will look nothing like the one we know today

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Plamen Tonchev on the U.S.–China power shift and the coming age of uncertainty

08/01/202615/03/2026

An in-depth interview with Plamen Tonchev, one of Europe’s most seasoned China watchers, on U.S.–China rivalry, strategic contradictions, and the risks of a leaderless international order

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When these wars end…

Plamen Tonchev on the U.S.–China power shift and the coming age of uncertainty

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