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China Defends Export Controls as Japan Criticizes Rare Earth Restrictions
Beijing argues its measures are a restrained response to Japan’s growing military role and its position on Taiwan, while Tokyo says the restrictions are harming its economy. China has banned the export of all dual-use items to Japanese military users and for Japan’s military use. According to China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the goal is… Continue reading
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Indonesia Unrest: From Hormuz to Malacca, the Next Front?
How Washington’s pursuit of maritime dominance, from the Persian Gulf to Southeast Asia, is reshaping the geopolitical fate of the world’s fourth most populous nation and why Jakarta’s modest gestures of independence have already attracted familiar consequences Editorial Analysis | 16 June 2026 The American and Israeli strikes on Iran, launched on 28 February 2026,… Continue reading
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Lavrov Highlights Strength of Russia-China Partnership at International Conference
Russian foreign minister says Moscow and Beijing’s strategic partnership remains a stabilising force in global affairs as the two countries mark key diplomatic anniversaries. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has hailed the enduring partnership between Russia and China in a message to participants of the 11th International Conference, Russia and China: Cooperation in a New… Continue reading
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Hormuz Isn’t the Point
A controlled crisis in Hormuz could deepen East Asia’s dependence on U.S.-aligned energy flows much as Europe was severed from cheap Russian supply On 28 February 2026, United States and Israeli forces launched nearly nine hundred airstrikes against Iran within twelve hours, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, destroying nuclear facilities and missile infrastructure, and triggering… Continue reading
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Subordinate or Destroy: The Actual Logic Behind Washington’s Wars Against Russia, Iran, and China
Mackinder’s Revenge: How a Century-Old Theory of Global Domination Is Driving Three Wars Simultaneously An Editorial Analysis | May 2026 The wars currently consuming Ukraine, Iran, and the broader Middle East are treated in Western media as three distinct conflicts with separate causes, separate actors, and separate diplomatic remedies. That framing is analytically convenient but… Continue reading
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The Calm Before the Storm: Is Washington Preparing for War With Iran Again?
Washington says it wants diplomacy, but the demands being placed on Tehran look more like surrender terms than the foundation for lasting peace. The United States says it still wants diplomacy with Iran. Officials continue talking about negotiations, peace, and “de-escalation.” But behind the language of diplomacy, the reality looks very different. The conditions Washington… Continue reading
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Do Not Underestimate the United States (Editorial Version)
An analytical examination of the US blockade on Iran, the systematic disruption of energy flows to Asia, and the long-term campaign to isolate China The United States Navy’s deployment of FA-18 Super Hornets to conduct strafing attacks against Iranian commercial tankers in the Gulf of Oman on 6 and 8 May 2026, three vessels targeted,… Continue reading
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Do Not Underestimate the United States (Long Version)
Why the United States Seeks Control of Supply Routes Rather Than Conventional Victory American power has repeatedly been misread during prolonged geopolitical confrontations because commentators continue measuring strategic success through the narrow lens of immediate battlefield outcomes rather than through cumulative institutional, economic, and infrastructural transformation across decades. Independent geopolitical analyst Brian Berletic argued during… Continue reading
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America’s Deep State Paranoia About China Espionage on Full Display
Security Fears, Spy Allegations, and Diplomatic Tension Define America’s High-Stakes Beijing Visit During the Beijing visit, the entire United States delegation discarded every item provided by Chinese officials before boarding Air Force One. Gifts, badges, commemorative pins, press materials, and other objects were thrown directly into trash bins at the aircraft stairs. The rule was… Continue reading
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China Rising, America in Decline?
A comparison of how the United States and China structure the relationship between capital and the state I found the video to be quite interesting and a great addition to the theme of today’s article. This is widely circulated Chinese economist policy commentator Eric X. Li (Li Shijun) interview commentary on China-US political economy, one… Continue reading
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