#Geopolitics

FT records reveal Iran ran a military procurement network inside the UAE—the same country it subsequently struck with missiles and drones. What this exposes about sanctions architecture.

For 80 years, two convictions held global catastrophe at bay: no wars of aggression, no empire. Both are eroding simultaneously. What happened to the peace the UN was built to protect?

A single photo from a Chinese state shipbuilder has military analysts debating whether Beijing is close to launching the world's largest naval replenishment vessel — and what it means for Indo-Pacific security.

As AI reshapes warfare, nations outpaced by the US and China are betting on quantum, photonic, and neuromorphic computing to close the gap. Here's what's at stake.

Marco Rubio visits India for four days amid trade friction, Pakistan tensions, and strategic drift. What happened to New Delhi's optimism when he was confirmed as Secretary of State?

Trump and Putin both traveled to Beijing in May 2026 to meet Xi Jinping. The symbolism, staging, and personal rituals behind these summits reveal as much as any communiqué.

As the Iran war disrupts global oil and chemical supplies, China's coal-chemical industry in Xinjiang is moving fast to fill the void. A ground-level look at the opportunity—and its contradictions.

Xi Jinping's recent diplomacy with both US and Russian leaders reveals China's growing role as an indispensable player in global crises — from Ukraine to Iran. What does this mean for the international order?

While US and China leaders met in Beijing in May 2026, Asia's wealthy had already repositioned trillions across Singapore, Dubai, and Tokyo. The biggest capital shift in two decades went unreported.

Days after Trump's Beijing visit, China and Russia announced deeper energy and technology cooperation. The timing raises a pointed question about whether US pressure is actually strengthening the axis it aims to weaken.

Days after a landmark US-China summit, Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing. Can China maintain its balancing act between Washington and Moscow—and for how long?

At a summit with Trump, Xi Jinping invoked the 'Thucydides Trap' — the theory that rising powers and ruling ones tend toward war. Whether it was a warning or a warning shot is the question worth asking.