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Japan Might Challenge China Sooner Than Expected

The emerging result is a “return to history” in the sense of former regional leaders restoring their lost spheres of influence with US support and all that entails for worsening tensions with the Sino-Russo Entente. It was recently assessed that…

Japan’s Push Toward “Aggressive Militarist Ambitions” Raises Alarms for Asia-Pacific and World Peace

By Ibrahim Khalil Ahasan Japan’s newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has triggered a sharp political storm across East Asia through her recent, highly provocative comments suggesting that a conflict in the Taiwan Strait could meet Japan’s criteria for a…

Spanish King’s China visit: Spain Shows Europe a Path of Pragmatism in Relations with China

When King Felipe VI of Spain touched down in Beijing this week, the first Spanish monarch to visit China in 18 years, he did more than exchange pleasantries and attend banquets. His royal visit to China from November 10-13 marks…

Different Battles, Same Struggle: The U.S. War on China, Venezuela, and the International Left

Everywhere you look, the United States is at war– at home, through military occupation of cities, institutional violence, and state-sanctioned kidnappings, and abroad, through economic coercion, proxy warfare, and endless intervention. In times like these, when it is far too…

The Northern Sea Route and the Arctic. Part 1 – The Cold War That Has Already Begun Without a Single Shot

“There is no ocean without an owner, no ice without a price. The melting opens routes, but also claims that are worth more than oil.” The Northern Sea Route (NSR), also known as the Northeast Passage, is a shipping route…

The South China Sea: The Storm That Lays Bare the Great Powers

“It’s not a sea, it’s a chessboard. On its waters float aircraft carriers, millions of tons of goods, and the promise of an energy bounty. Here the great powers stare at themselves in the mirror of greed and the fear…

United States and China in the 21st Century

“The planet’s fate is no longer decided on isolated battlefields, but in the permanent tension between two giants competing for trade, technology, and power.” The 21st century has no fixed center. It shifts to the rhythm of the rivalry between…

China supports Palestine’s incorporation into BRICS: New momentum for the Palestinian cause?

In a move resounding across the international geopolitical stage, China officially expressed its support for Palestine’s integration into BRICS at the end of September 2025, just days after the Palestinian National Authority formally submitted its application to join the influential…

The Century of Critical Minerals. From Copper and Lithium to the Planet’s Energy Future

“The 21st century does not belong to oil. It belongs to those who control lithium, copper, graphite and rare earths.” Oil dominated the 20th century through wars, dictatorships and corporations that shaped modern history. Today humanity enters a new era.…

China: Technological Innovation Serving Better Lives and Human-Centered Cities

An ongoing development is the project announced in August 2025, where China took a significant step toward a paradigm shift in its urban and technological development by presenting a detailed strategic plan to transform its cities by 2035 into “cities…

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