#Geopolitics

The U.S. nuclear submarine USS Greeneville arrived in Busan, South Korea, on Dec. 23, 2025, for a logistical stop. This visit reinforces the U.S.-South Korea defense alliance and serves as a strategic signal of deterrence in the region.

The U.S. nuclear-powered submarine USS Greeneville arrived in Busan, South Korea, on Dec. 23, 2025, for a port call aimed at strengthening the U.S.-South Korea alliance amid regional tensions with North Korea.

Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to military talks to halt border clashes, but new fighting erupted just hours later, putting ASEAN's mediation efforts to the test.

China is set to impose an export licensing system on steel products from January 1, a strategic move seen as an attempt to cool rising trade tensions with its new, vital export partners in the developing world.

The US FCC has banned approvals for new drone models from China's DJI and all other foreign makers, citing national security risks. The move is a major escalation in US-China tech tensions but does not affect existing drones.

Analysts suggest Beijing is recalibrating its Taiwan policy, shifting from overt military threats to a sophisticated 'soft power' campaign involving cultural propaganda and governance visions in late 2025.

U.S. seizure and interception of Venezuelan oil tankers have choked the nation's crude exports, causing a spike in global oil prices and escalating geopolitical tensions in the energy market.

An in-depth look at how Sarawak, once a Malaysian periphery, is leveraging federal political fragmentation and its own internal stability to become a green economic powerhouse.

At the end of 2025, the world faces tough geopolitical questions on Trump's foreign policy, South America's rightward shift, the Gaza ceasefire, and more. PRISM analyzes the key global hotspots.

Russia is intensifying its systematic attacks on Ukraine's key port city of Odesa, causing widespread power outages and threatening critical grain export routes. The escalation comes as diplomatic talks show no clear progress.

A Chinese-owned tanker, the Kunpeng, has loaded the first LNG cargo from Russia's sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 plant, testing the effectiveness of U.S. sanctions and potentially impacting global energy markets.

Analysis reveals China's growing role in North Africa isn't a story of strategic competition but of structural complementarity, emerging from Europe's preference for 'plausible deniability' over long-term ownership in key sectors.