2026 Indonesia-US Agreement on Reciprocal Trade

Indonesia-US Agreement: A reciprocal trade deal that isn’t

In the 2026 Indonesia-US Agreement on Reciprocal Trade, the phrase 'Indonesia shall' appears more than 200 times. 'United States shall' appears in just nine. Read more »
China’s 15th Five-Year Plan document

China’s 15th Five-Year Plan bets on tech-led global power

China’s 15th Five-Year Plan is less about growth and more about commanding future technologies, supply chains and standards. Read more »
Trump foreign policy doctrine

Trump’s foreign policy: India should read the pattern correctly

President Donald Trump’s foreign policy and his handling of America's allies shows India must rely on leverage, not leader-level chemistry. Read more »
iran conflict

Iran conflict: Gains, risks and regional implications of the US

The Iran conflict activates two powerful engines of capital accumulation for the US: defence-industrial expansion and post-conflict reconstruction markets. Read more »
Trump's foreign policy doctrine

Trump’s foreign policy: Anti-war advocacy to imperialism

Trump's foreign policy was never anti-war, and the myth of restraint has collapsed into open coercion and sphere-of-influence politics. Read more »
Greenland autonomy

Greenland becomes a test of transatlantic trust

Washington’s Greenland stance tests NATO unity and Europe’s ability to assert strategic interdependence with the United States. Read more »
iran conflict

Why a post-Khamenei Iran may resist US designs

The clerical order if the Islamic Republic may fall, but a friendly regime in post-Khamenei Iran remains the least likely outcome. Read more »
the High Seas Treaty taking effect

The High Seas Treaty: Who owns the ocean’s genetic wealth?

As the High Seas Treaty takes effect, developing states risk being sidelined in a new era of ocean geopolitics. Read more »
artificial intelligence adoption

Can artificial intelligence strengthen democracy? Italy offers a test case

As legislatures adopt artificial intelligence, Italy seeks to boost efficiency without undermining democratic accountability. Read more »
marco rubio muncich speech

Marco Rubio’s heritage pitch is industrial policy by other means

Marco Rubio framed heritage as a mandate for reindustrialisation, border control, defence effort, and tougher supply chain policy. Read more »