#Geopolitics

Beijing is reshaping CIPS into a multicurrency global payment platform. A new Tsinghua University report reveals what this means for the future of dollar dominance and global finance.

Israel and Iran are locked in open conflict—but the real puzzle isn't how the war started. It's who actually wants it to stop, and whether they have the power to do so.

Attacks on Gulf energy facilities sent oil prices surging. Here's what that means for inflation, markets, and the geopolitical fault lines that now run through every barrel of crude.

Iran confirms the death of Ali Larijani, a pivotal security official who bridged hardliners and pragmatists. What his absence means for nuclear talks and regional stability.

Trump pushed back his Beijing summit with Xi Jinping by 5-6 weeks, citing the Iran war. Here's what that delay signals—and why the rescheduled meeting may matter more than the original.

From Seoul to Warsaw to Ottawa, U.S. allies are openly debating nuclear weapons for the first time in decades. What's driving the shift—and what does it mean for global security?

Israel has announced the killing of Iran's top security official. What does this mean for oil markets, nuclear talks, and the fragile balance of power in the Middle East?

Iranian-backed Iraqi militias struck the US Embassy in Baghdad with drones and rockets. Here's what it means for oil markets, regional stability, and your wallet.

Trump has asked to postpone a summit with China's Xi Jinping, citing Iran nuclear negotiations. With a 145% tariff war raging, the delay signals far more than a scheduling conflict.

As the Israel-U.S. war on Iran chokes the Strait of Hormuz, Russia is quietly positioning itself to deepen its grip on Asian energy markets. Here's what that means for China, India, and the global order.

Since the US-Israel war with Iran erupted on Feb 28, South Korea's Kospi has dropped 12% and Japan's Nikkei 9%. Here's why these two economies absorb the first—and hardest—blow from every Middle East oil shock.

For the first time since the Middle East conflict began, zero commercial ships crossed the Strait of Hormuz in a single day. Here's what that silence actually means.