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The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a $65 billion flagship initiative under China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), is more than an infrastructure project—it is a geopolitical linchpin for Beijing’s ambitions in South Asia and beyond. Yet, this strategic endeavor faces a paradoxical threat: The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), …
April, 2025
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8 April
Power at the Brink: Looming Leadership Crises in China and Russia
In recent decades, both Russia and China have increasingly concentrated power in the hands of their respective leaders — Vladimir Putin in Russia and Xi Jinping in China. However, this centralization has come at the expense of institutionalized mechanisms that previously regulated leadership transitions. And this creates risks …
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8 April
Europe’s Defence Industry: On the Brink of Transformation?
The evolving shift in United States’ (US) foreign policy has triggered Europe’s most significant defence recalibration since the fall of the Berlin Wall. President Donald Trump has embraced Russia, withdrawn military aid for Ukraine, and considerably intensified pressure on Europe’s NATO members to augment their financial commitments to …
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8 April
A Cost/Benefit Analysis of the New US-Russian Relationship
Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov declared on March 8 that Donald Trump’s foreign policy agenda aligns with Russia’s. The US policies to which Peskov referred include US pressure on Ukraine to agree to a cease fire and cede territory to Russia; a downgrading in the importance of NATO;support …
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8 April
Trump Imposes Import Tariffs — Is That Good?
Pressured by farmers and others affected by cheaper imports, the Smoot-Hawley Act was passed in 1930. It imposed tariffs on imports and caused a reciprocal effect in affected countries which imposed their own tariffs. So what happened? If we think for a second. . . tariffs will increase the …
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8 April
The Bigger Picture: Redefining a New Multipolar Economic Order
The global economic landscape is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by evolving trade dynamics, technological cooperation, and the surging sustainable industries sector. As China deepens its economic ties with the European Union (EU), expanding global technological collaboration, and strengthens its role in clean energy markets—including electric vehicles (EVs), …
March, 2025
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30 March
Trump heralds end of international law
Trump’s announcement that ‘[h]e who saves his country does not violate any law’ signals a new lawless order The aftermath after a recent Israeli bombardment of Gaza. Image: Twitter Screengrab That international law would be damaged beyond repair, in particular with reference to the Ukraine and Gaza conflicts, …
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30 March
Trump’s ‘Art of the Deal’ looking artless on Ukraine
Trump should know mediating a Russia-Ukraine peace deal isn’t remotely similar to striking New York real-estate deals Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin before the Ukraine war. Image: X Screengrab The White House says Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a ceasefire in the Black Sea, with Ukrainian President …
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30 March
What to expect from Modi-Putin tete-e-tete
Arms, energy, Iran, Ukraine peacekeepers and tri-multipolarity all likely on the table when Putin heads to Delhi Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting on the sidelines of the 11th BRICS Summit in Brasilia, Brazil, on November 13, 2019. Photo: …
