Post-Cold War integration increased prosperity but did not eliminate rivalry. Emerging powers and strategic risks are driving a prolonged transition. March 17, 2026: Maritime traffic off Singapore.

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Attacks on Amazon’s cloud facilities in the Gulf underscore how data centers have moved from digital infrastructure to contested strategic assets. An Amazon Web Services facility in Northern Virginia, ...

China’s ties with Iran are based on utility – and if the costs rise too high, Beijing could set Tehran aside. China’s Ambassador to the United Nations Fu Cong abstains during a Security Council vote ...

Only sustained, coordinated regional pressure can bring down the Iranian regime and end the turbulence it foments across the Middle East. New oil and gas pipelines designed to bypass the Strait of ...

Mineral-producing nations are turning the shortcomings of the G7 and BRICS into bargaining power. Bundles of copper on rail wagons at the New Kapiri Mposhi train station in Kapiri Mposhi, Zambia. The ...

United States President Donald Trump’s May 2026 visit to Beijing was neither a diplomatic triumph nor a clean end to the trade war his first administration launched nearly a decade ago. Instead, it ...

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The Hormuz crisis revealed LNG supply vulnerabilities, but global gas markets are poised for expansion, driven by improved diversification and energy security. March 19, 2026: Iranian missile attacks ...

Mali’s escalating crisis reveals how state failure, insurgency and resource competition increasingly intertwine. On May 21, 2026, the Stimson Center in Washington, D.C., hosted a panel entitled “A ...

The Iran conflict and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz have driven oil prices higher, putting fresh pressure on government budgets across Southeast Asia. May 8, 2026, Cebu, Philippines: The ASEAN ...

Over the past few months, the lawsuit Elon Musk filed against OpenAI gave the public a rare glimpse into the engine room of the company that, more than any other, defined the new artificial ...