US and Geopolitics in Latin America Our view is tht Cuba is on the brink of collapse. As mentioned in a prior article, Cuba would face severe pressure if Venezuelian oil is cut off. Cuba depends on cheap oil from…
Global Power Shifts or more of the Same? Despite frequent claims of American decline and talk of a rising "multipolar world," the United States remained the dominant global power during the first Trump term in 2018. Historical cycles of perceived…
The Changing Global Order and Geopolitics The year 2025 marked the end of the old global order as President Donald Trump upended long‑standing norms, institutions and alliances with tariffs, funding cuts, and aggressive domestic use of executive power. His style…
Trump Strategy in Latin America The new US National Security Strategy (NSS) (5 December) emphasizes containing China and Russia while reasserting US dominance in the Western Hemisphere — a modern “Trump Corollary” to the Monroe Doctrine. It calls for increased…
US and Congo enter Critical-Minerals and Security Agreement The US and DR Congo signed a broad critical-minerals and economic-security agreement that gives US buyers preferential access to minerals from state-owned Congolese firms and paves the way for around $1bn in…
Impact of Chinese Structural Weaknesses and Export Reliance China’s record goods trade surplus — over $1 trillion in the first 11 months of the year — underscores the scale and effectiveness of its industrial strategy (from rare earths to EVs…
Risks of Industrial Secrets and China Threat TSMC (Taiwan Semicondutor Manufacturing Company), the world’s leading cutting-edge chipmaker, remains dominant despite recent threats from U.S. tariff rhetoric and a corporate-espionage investigation. The company fired employees suspected of trying to obtain cutting‑edge…
Trump Dials up Pressure on Maduro Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro confirmed he had a “respectful and cordial” phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump about 10 days earlier and said the exchange could open the door to diplomacy between the…
Foreign Policy of India and Ties to Russia Russian President Vladimir Putin visited New Delhi for the first time since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, renewing an annual summit with India amid growing US pressure on New Delhi over its…
Ukraine Supports New Peace Plan but will Putin? Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine is ready to advance a U.S.-backed peace framework with Russia but warned that sensitive issues — especially territorial concessions — remain unresolved. U.S. President Donald Trump…
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