Geoeconomics, Rediscovered
Around the world, the line between economic policy and national security is disappearing. Read More Here
A World Distracted by Middle East Turmoil Should Focus on Africa
The world is distracted. The war in the Middle East has fractured supply chains, unsettled oil markets, and redirected the gaze of policymakers and investors toward the Gulf and beyond. Yet while global attention fixates on conflict, a quieter, more consequential story is unfolding across 54 nations and 1.4 billion people. Africa — long mischaracterized […]
The Trump-Xi Summit: An Analysis
When the Air Force One lifted off from Beijing Capital International Airport on the morning of May 15, 2026, the question hanging over the departure was the same one that has followed every US-China summit in the post-engagement era: what, concretely, was achieved? The answers, delivered since, have turned out to be familiar — a […]
Why the US and Iran Are Losing Confidence in Pakistan
In its role as the primary mediator between the United States and Iran, Pakistan has sought to be all things to both sides. Neither is convinced. Read More Here
‘Transactional’ but pivotal: how Xi-Trump talks could redefine US-China fault lines
Chinese and US leaders are likely to focus on stability and achievable outcomes rather than breakthroughs when they meet in Beijing. Read More Here
America Has Lost Its Leverage Over China
How Trump and Xi could cement Beijing’s advantage for years to come. Read More Here
When Chinese and US leaders meet
When the leaders of China and the United States speak or meet, the world pays attention. Read More Here
The Ancient Strategists Judge Modern America : What Machiavelli, Kautilya, and Sun Tzu Would Say About Trump’s America First Policy
When Donald Trump returned to the White House in 2025 and doubled down on his America First doctrine — imposing sweeping tariffs of up to 145% on Chinese goods, pressuring NATO allies, stepping back from multilateral institutions, and pursuing a transactional foreign policy stripped of ideological pretence — he did so in the name of […]
The Iran War will drain the Gulf’s $6trn treasure chest
The conflict complicates life for the custodians of Middle Eastern oil fortunes. Read More Here
The Doomed Road to Tehran
Policymakers have not understood that the Iran War is more akin to Vietnam than Iraq. Read More Here
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