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…
Tensions Rise over Taiwan Comments by Takaichi Japan-China tensions rose after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi warned a Chinese attack on Taiwan could threaten Japan’s survival, prompting Beijing to urge its citizens to stop visiting Japan. Tokyo dispatched a senior diplomat…
Europe under Threat from Industrial Espoinage Chinese state-backed hackers have carried out a sustained, escalating cyber campaign across Europe from 2020–2025 that goes beyond simple espionage. These operations have targeted vaccine research, government and parliamentary networks, telecom and cloud infrastructure,…
US and India Defense Deal and Long-term Geopolitical Ties India and the U.S. signed a 10-year defense framework emphasizing information-sharing and technology cooperation, signaling a thaw in relations despite recent trade tensions and U.S. tariffs on Indian goods (including penalties…
How can the European Union Navigate the New Geopolitical Realities The new landscape of globalisation’s geoeconomic forces and rising geopolitics have pushed the EU away from a narrow neoliberal, market-first stance toward an emergent “economic statecraft” and more towards the…
US Strategic Goals in Latin America The second Trump presidency has sharply refocused U.S. attention on Latin America, driven by priorities to curb illegal immigration, stop fentanyl and reduce dependence on Chinese goods. Trump’s approach would mix punitive measures (tariffs,…
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