Winning Without War?
At its core, the U.S.-Iran standoff was a geopolitical game of brinkmanship, one that blended Trump’s ‘art of the deal’ with the darker logic of warcraft.
Feb 12, 2026
Donald Trump Takes the Mask off U.S. Foreign Policy
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
Towards a Cooperative Global Future
The choice facing the international community is not between order and chaos, but between a hierarchical order that breeds resentment and a pluriversal one that commands legitimacy. The GGI places its wager on the latter, not by denying history, but by insisting that its unfinished promises still matter.
Feb 9, 2026
Chinese Economy Shows Remarkable Resilience Against Headwinds
China’s firm and robust growth will continue, and so will the opportunities for the world.
Jan 30, 2026
ICE Under Fire
Americans are mobilizing more and more to defend beleaguered immigrant communities and restore constitutional protections and civil liberties that the American system of government has traditionally striven to uphold.
Jan 28, 2026
The Greenland Gambit
Greenland is not a peripheral territory but a central piece of geography caught within a renewed U.S. strategy of global containment.
Jan 26, 2026
U.S. Push to Topple Iran Serves Global Push for Primacy
The U.S. is essentially waging war against the multipolar world, targeting both leading powers of the multipolar world while targeting and dismembering aspiring members of it.
Jan 21, 2026
How “America First” Is Clearing the Way for a Multipolar World
Going it alone sounds tough until it means paying more, knowing less, and reacting later.
Jan 14, 2026The Donroe Doctrine: A 21st-century Recasting of Monroe Doctrine
The ‘Donroe Doctrine’ is a significant and dangerous evolution of the Monroe Doctrine. This shift from ‘implicit hegemony’ to ‘explicit power politics’ poses a direct challenge to the international order based on sovereign equality and non-interference.
Jan 8, 2026
A Year of Deepening China-Africa Bonds
Political trust, economic collaboration and cultural exchanges further solidify China-Africa ties.
Dec 31, 2025
Has Trump Declared War on Europe?
The only path forward for Europe is to reject subservience; to assert its autonomy; to engage sensibly with China, Russia, Iran and others; and to embrace an emerging multipolar world based on sovereign equality, peaceful cooperation, non-interference and the principles and purposes of the United Nations Charter.
Dec 31, 2025
A Review of Major Developments in China-U.S. Relations in 2025
In sum, the trajectory of China-U.S. relations in 2025 shows that maximum pressure alone cannot compel the other side to yield; instead, it triggers strong retaliation and imposes costs on both parties.
Dec 29, 2025