Tag: geopolitics

• China is the new science power: How will Europe respond?

  November 5, 2025

  China is taking the lead in international science: A new study shows how China overtakes the US in key areas of research and increasingly dominates the agenda. What does this… more ›

• The Great Reckoning – The Ideas Letter

  November 2, 2025

  The world feels unsettled, as if history itself were changing tempo. The familiar landmarks of the modern age are blurring, slipping away, and the stories we once told ourselves about… more ›

• Opinion | The West Is Lost

  November 2, 2025

  Loss has become a pervasive condition of life in Europe and America. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/opinion/west-europe-america-lost.html?unlocked_article_code=1.rU8.fmj5.leL4plCy7p0w&smid=url-share more ›

• The Stagnant Order | Michael Beckley

  October 27, 2025

  The end of rising powers. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/stagnant-order-michael-beckley more ›

• China’s innovation fixation

  October 19, 2025

  The coming plenum will reveal Xi’s economic agenda as security project, not growth program. https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/china-s-innovation-fixation?utm_source=semafor more ›

• President Trump’s “Carrot and Stick” Approach to Africa

  September 18, 2025

  The Trump administration needs a more nuanced approach to Africa that doesn’t alienate the people and the markets that it is seeking to engage. To do so requires the president… more ›

• Exclusive: Congo-Rwanda draft deal outlines role of US, others in revamp of minerals sector

  September 14, 2025

  Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo will commit to working with third parties, including the U.S., to revamp their mineral supply chains and develop reforms, according to a draft… more ›

• A killing at sea marks America’s descent into lawless power – Defense One

  September 10, 2025

  The peremptory strike on a speedboat is a warning to all who serve. Remember your oath. This was not a counterdrug operation. It was not law enforcement. It was killing… more ›

• Inside the Crackdown: Kyrgyzstan’s Preemptive Assault on Investigative Journalism

  September 5, 2025

  In Kyrgyzstan, authorities are no longer just reacting to stories — they are trying to stop them before they are told, dismantling entire newsrooms and effectively criminalizing journalism. https://www.occrp.org/en/project/uncensored-the-kyrgyzstan-project/inside-the-crackdown-kyrgyzstans-preemptive-assault-on-investigative-journalism?utm_source=social&utm_medium=bluesky more ›

• El tren verde de Kim Jong-un, el transporte blindado con el que el líder norcoreano se desplaza en el mundo

  September 2, 2025

  El mandatario ha llegado a Pekín este martes a bordo del ferrocarril lento usado desde hace décadas por sus predecesores https://elpais.com/internacional/2025-09-02/el-tren-verde-de-kim-jong-un-el-transporte-blindado-con-el-que-el-lider-norcoreano-se-desplaza-en-el-mundo.html?ssm=BK_CM&utm_source=bk&utm_medium=social more ›