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
Inspired by the November 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy, the piece uncovers Washington’s blueprint to challenge China via economics, technology, and alliances—avoiding military confrontation
Balochistan is emerging as a pivotal geopolitical arena where strategic ports, critical minerals, and great-power competition collide, creating significant opportunities but also heightening security risks and local tensions
COSCO’s dominant presence in Piraeus underscores the growing U.S.–China competition, placing Greece at the center of a strategic struggle over port control, trade routes, and geopolitical influence in the Mediterranean
Greece emerges as a key European LNG hub, combining its world-leading LNG carrier fleet with expanding regasification infrastructure and strong cooperation with the United States in natural gas transport and supply
The tranquil waters of False Bay mask a growing storm: Simon’s Town, South Africa’s historic naval base, has become the latest flashpoint in a silent struggle between Washington and Beijing
Zohran Mamdani’s landslide victory in New York marks more than a local shift—it signals America’s accelerating disintegration, where counter-elites, populism, and polarization reshape the nation’s political and social order
Europe’s deepest fear isn’t a Russian invasion—it’s a future where the U.S. retreats, Germany dominates, and “the West” collapses, leaving a fractured continent to face its own power struggle
Rising tensions between Washington and Caracas are stirring the Caribbean’s waters, redefining maritime risk, insurance costs, and trade flows across one of the world’s most strategic shipping corridors
China’s sweeping rare earth export controls and the U.S. retaliatory tariffs mark a defining moment in techno-mercantilist rivalry—where control over indispensable materials now challenges America’s long-claimed status as the indispensable nation