Tag: geopolitics

• Taiwan’s six-year hunt for China’s undercover chip labs

  September 8, 2026

  Previously unpublished government data reveals the scale of Taiwan’s crackdown on Chinese companies accused of hiding their ties while recruiting chip talent and pursuing sensitive technology. https://restofworld.org/2026/taiwan-china-chip-investigations/ more ›

• Armageddon by Anthropomorphism: On Security and the Frontier

  September 5, 2026

  https://x.com/stevesi/status/2094197358624219395 more ›

• The Illiberal International: Authoritarian Cooperation Is Reshaping the Global Order

  August 31, 2026

  Authoritarian cooperation is reshaping the global order. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/china/illiberal-international-cheeseman-bianchi-cyr?utm_medium=newsletters&utm_source=twofa&utm_campaign=NEWS_FA%20This%20Week_122625_The%20Illiberal%20International&utm_content=20251226&utm_term=N more ›

• China Inc. heads to Global South in the age of tariffs | S&P Global

  August 31, 2026

  Facing rising US tariffs, Chinese firms are pivoting to the Global South, boosting trade and investment in the region. This shift signals a growing South–South trade dynamic with China at… more ›

• Iran at war: Overt stability masks deepening crises

  June 7, 2026

  One hundred days after the start of the Iran war, the Islamic Republic appears stable. But beneath the surface, economic strain, social unrest and growing repression point to deeper instability.… more ›

• China’s tech rise is creating a new kind of tourism

  June 1, 2026

  As fears of falling behind in AI grow, tech founders and investors are paying thousands of dollars to tour China’s EV factories and startups. https://restofworld.org/2026/china-ai-tourism/ more ›

• ‘There is profound disappointment in him’: mood in Russia turns against Putin

  May 24, 2026

  Increasingly isolated president is determined to press on with Ukraine war, say well-placed sources, despite ailing economy https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/may/24/there-is-profound-disappointment-in-him-mood-in-russia-turns-against-putin?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other more ›

• US president Donald Trump meets China leader Xi Jinping

  May 14, 2026

  Trump is meeting Xi in Beijing, with the two superpower leaders expected to discuss the Iran war, trade, Taiwan and artificial intelligence https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2026/may/14/donald-trump-meets-xi-jinping-china-summit-in-pictures?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other more ›

• The Coming Entropy Of Our World Order

  May 13, 2026

  How do we reconcile an increasingly fractured order with an increasingly planetary reality? https://www.noemamag.com/the-coming-entropy-of-our-world-order more ›

• Boomerang

  April 28, 2026

  Empires have a way of seeding their own destruction. more ›