Tag: geopolitics

• 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 ›

• The slow train from North Korea: How Kim Jong Un travels to China

  September 2, 2025

  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un left Pyongyang by train on Monday on his way to Beijing, Yonhap news agency reported, relying on a slow but specialised form of transport… more ›

• What’s New about Involution?

  August 28, 2025

  In recent months “neijuan” (内卷), or “involution,” has become one of the most important buzzwords in Chinese policymaking circles. It has come to describe a disruptive process of relentless competition… more ›

• EU countries push to abolish trade barriers with Mediterranean partners

  August 26, 2025

  In the forthcoming Pact for the Mediterranean, the EU consider to relaunch an attempt at deeper integration with Mediterranean countries, amid instability in its relations with the US and China.… more ›

• How Chinese Companies Weigh Risk Against Profit in Africa’s Volatile Goldfields

  August 25, 2025

  Explore the Africa gold mining risks Chinese companies face amid armed attacks and high gold prices. Is it worth the gamble? https://chinaglobalsouth.com/2025/08/25/africa-gold-rush-chinese-mining-risks/ more ›

• African Union urges adoption of world map showing continent’s true size

  August 17, 2025

  The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organisations of the 16th-century Mercator map of the world in favour of one that more… more ›

• Inside China’s dangerous nuclear game – Engelsberg ideas

  August 6, 2025

  China’s nuclear strategy is a sign it is playing for the highest geopolitical stakes. https://engelsbergideas.com/notebook/inside-chinas-dangerous-nuclear-game/ more ›

• Eswatini Builds Dam With Chinese Firm Despite Taiwan Ties – The China-Global South Project

  August 2, 2025

  Eswatini partners with China’s Sinohydro on a major dam project despite Taiwan ties, sparking diplomatic friction and local labor disputes. https://chinaglobalsouth.com/analysis/eswatini-sinohydro-dam-project-taiwan-china-tensions/ more ›