The WDO Wake-Up Call
For the Global South, the WDO points to another path: not as a passive supplier of data, but as an equal partner. Not as a colony of the digital age, but as a co-author of how it is built.
Apr 28, 2026
For the Global South, the WDO points to another path: not as a passive supplier of data, but as an equal partner. Not as a colony of the digital age, but as a co-author of how it is built.
Apr 28, 2026
China’s Global Security Initiative has steadily built momentum since its 2022 launch, winning recognition across the Global South as a cooperative alternative to traditional security frameworks.
Apr 23, 2026
After four decades of enmity and two rounds of devastating war, Washington and Tehran trust each other so little that they prepare for battle even as they sit at the bargaining table.
Apr 23, 2026
The world today is confronted with many tough problems, and major countries should act in a manner befitting their status, demonstrating broad-mindedness and a strong sense of responsibility.
Apr 22, 2026
After the WDO is fully operational, it is expected to play a significant role in global data governance by fostering a more open, inclusive and equitable global data ecosystem.
Apr 15, 2026
Power is now more spread out, yet is also more fiercely contested.
Apr 14, 2026
President Trump’s reckless global gamble has blinded him to the long-term risks that his series of almost obsessive foreign moves—targeting China, Europe, Russia, Iran and indeed the entire world—pose to the U.S.
Apr 13, 2026
At a time when the international order is undergoing profound transformation, cooperation between responsible global players has become more necessary than ever.
Apr 13, 2026
Without practicing benevolence and righteousness, the balance of power in offense and defense changes.
Mar 17, 2026
Trump represents a departure from this norm – framing U.S. military intervention in humanitarian terms – by openly celebrating 19th-century imperialists like McKinley and taking the mask off of U.S. foreign policy.
Feb 9, 2026
Decoupling from China is economically unfeasible, encircling China is politically unsustainable, and excluding China from global governance is functionally impossible.
Feb 4, 2026
Multiple signs suggest this year’s WEF marks a geopolitical and geo-economic inflection point.
Jan 27, 2026