Strategic Analysis
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China, ITER Magnet Race Could Reshape Global South’s Access
In the same week this summer, two rival fusion megaprojects on opposite sides of the world both reached the same…
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South Asia’s Geopolitical Paralysis Deepens Amid ARF Kashmir Dispute
South Asia stands today at a fragile convergence of existential environmental degradation, economic fragmentation, and zero-sum geopolitical rivalry. Home to…
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US Strategic Petroleum Reserve Falls to 43-Year Low
Washington — The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve has fallen to its lowest inventory level in more than four decades, triggering…
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Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun Presses for Israel Talks Despite Backlash, Amnesty Probe
B EIRUT — Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has vowed to press ahead with high-stakes, direct negotiations with Israel, shrugging off…
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Inside Russia’s Mass Wedding Festival: How the Kremlin Weaponizes Family Values Against the West
The All-Russian Wedding Festival has commenced in Moscow, turning the National Centre “RUSSIA” into a sprawling, multi-day public spectacle that…
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The Fog of Fact: Inside Moscow’s Unverified Twin Claims on the Ukraine War
M OSCOW/KYIV — In the span of 24 hours, Russia issued two sweeping claims about the state of its war…
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The “Axis of Upheaval”: How Sanctions Forged a New Anti-Western Alliance
The sweeping economic blockade deployed by Western nations against Moscow has accelerated an informal, highly adaptive alliance between Russia, China,…
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Vote-Buying Allegations Mar Nigerian Governor’s Landslide Win, Raising Questions Ahead of 2027 Election
The June 20, 2026, off-cycle gubernatorial election in Ekiti State, Nigeria, has delivered a highly controversial milestone that political analysts…
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China Strikes Back with Dual Export Restrictions and Procurement Bans on U.S. Defense and Rare Earth Sectors
China’s Ministry of Commerce announced sweeping export restrictions on 10 prominent American defense, aerospace, and rare earth corporations, escalating a…
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Rutte: Russia Spends 48% of Budget on Defense, Says Moscow “No Bigger Than Belgium and Netherlands”
B RUSSELS — NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned Western allies against complacency regarding Moscow’s wartime mobilization, drawing clear lines…
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