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Security Without Command, Energy Without OPEC: China’s Strategy in the Persian Gulf

May 1, 2026

Strategic Culture in International Relations and the United States and Its Uncontrollable Addiction to War

April 26, 2026

Strategic Alloys and Advanced Materials in Military Power: From Titanium and Superalloys to Hypersonics, High‑Entropy Alloys, and Circular Minerals

April 25, 2026

Four Futures of Work: How China Disrupts the Global AI Labor Framework

April 25, 2026

Why Abu Dhabi Walked Away from OPEC and What It Means for the GCC

Abu Dhabi’s exit from OPEC discipline signals the end of collective cartel management in the Persian Gulf. Divergent fiscal clocks between Saudi Arabia and the UAE, a growing reliability premium in energy markets, balance‑sheet coercion of weaker states, and the hidden danger of a sudden reversal in Persian Gulf sovereign capital flows are reshaping the region.

Why Abu Dhabi Walked Away from OPEC and What It Means for the GCC

Security Without Command, Energy Without OPEC: China’s Strategy in the Persian Gulf

Strategic Culture in International Relations and the United States and Its Uncontrollable Addiction to War

Four Futures of Work: How China Disrupts the Global AI Labor Framework

The war imposed on Iran and its impact on ASEAN

The European Union’s Persistent Current Account Surplus: A Structural Autopsy and the Case for Investment-Led Reform

Strait of Hormuz Crisis: Iran, Energy Security, and the Future of US-China Rivalry

The Strait of Hormuz crisis has become a test of global energy security, US credibility, China’s strategic positioning, and alliance cohesion in an...

April 25, 2026

The Algorithmic Battlefield: How Artificial Intelligence Is Reshaping Modern Warfare Without Accountability

Artificial intelligence now drives targeting decisions in Ukraine, Gaza, and Iran, compressing kill chains from days to minutes. Yet no one is held...

April 22, 2026

The war imposed on Iran and its impact on ASEAN

Higher energy costs, shipping disruption, inflation, fiscal strain, and intensifying great-power pressure are reshaping ASEAN as the war imposed on Iran turns a...

April 22, 2026

The Price of Safe Transit

A ceasefire has frozen the US‑Israel‑Iran conflict but not restored free passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran now proposes a per‑vessel toll...

April 21, 2026

The European Union’s Persistent Current Account Surplus: A Structural Autopsy and the Case for Investment-Led Reform

The European Union has run a persistent current account surplus for nearly two decades, not from export strength but because investment collapsed in...

April 21, 2026

AI and the Future of Critical Infrastructure Security

A new generation of frontier AI is changing the balance between attack and defense in cyberspace. As models begin to discover and combine...

April 20, 2026

French Nuclear Deterrence and Europe’s New Strategic Order

France’s 2026 nuclear speech marks a more explicit European turn in its deterrence posture without abandoning sovereign control. The shift is strategically important...

April 20, 2026

France’s Delayed Rearmament

France’s 2026 update to the Military Programming Law improves the credibility of defense planning by funding capabilities that had long been under-resourced. Yet...

April 20, 2026

The Pacific’s Geoeconomic Exposure to the Persian Gulf Shock

The Pacific Island countries are not insulated from the war by distance. Their heavy dependence on imported fuel, limited storage, fragile shipping links,...

April 6, 2026

Iran War and the Strait of Hormuz System Shock

The Iran war Strait of Hormuz crisis is less about closure than collapse of confidence. Limited attacks have already slowed tanker traffic, disrupted...

March 20, 2026