Sizing up the China-Russia ‘New Axis’
Would a China-Russia axis defeat US and its allies in a major conventional war? Here’s what the math says. Read More Here
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Russia’s ‘grain diplomacy’ reshaping global markets
Moscow leveraging disruption of Ukraine war to weaponize food supplies while angling to use BRICS to muscle US and Australia out of Africa. Read More Here
Globalization vs. Democracy
Unchecked economic globalization has empowered the leaders of major powers, particularly the United States, to wield disproportionate influence over the well-being of billions of people who have no say in selecting these leaders. This erosion of global democracy is having far-reaching geopolitical consequences. Read More Here
Xi Orders China’s Biggest Military Reorganization Since 2015
Move follows the ouster of several top military figures in ‘23; Strategic Support Force dissolves as new unit takes its place. Read More Here
China’s Rebalancing Imperative
China’s deeply entrenched countercyclical policy mindset is misaligned with its structural challenges: mounting deflationary risks, exacerbated by the lethal interplay between a rapidly aging population and serious productivity problems. Read More Here
China’s king-of-the-hill status shaky as offshore exploration diversifies rare earth supply chain
As more countries find caches of rare earth minerals, China’s status as the world’s top exporter is being challenged. Read More Here
China, Russia, and Iran Are Reviving the Age of Empires
The big story of 20th century geopolitics was the decline or destruction of the great, formal empires of Europe and Asia, and their replacement by a still-greater, informal empire led by the US; the story of 21st century geopolitics — so far — is the quest for imperial restoration by a host of ambitious autocracies. […]
China’s economy seeing ‘seismic shifts’ and imbalances like nothing Beijing predicted
Prominent government adviser Liu Yuanchun says immediate future will be marked by disequilibrium, and appropriate adjustments will take time; more non-economic risks are emerging than economic ones, he says after China reports expectation-beating GDP growth in first quarter. Read More Here
Why it’s China’s turn now
China’s rise and America’s decline is less surprising when viewed in wide historical context. Read More Here
Inside the formidable grassroots operation of India’s BJP
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party has built one of the most efficient electoral machines in modern democratic politics. Read More Here
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