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Brian C. Black BYD’s rise reflects China’s scale, pricing power, and policy coherence, while Tesla’s slowdown exposes how US political backlash is reshaping the global EV race. China’s BYD has overtaken Elon Musk’s Tesla as the world’s biggest seller of electric vehicles (EVs), marking the first time it has outpaced …
January, 2026
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10 January
The Real Reason Why the Trump Administration is So Mad at Europe
Frank Vogl and Stephan Richter It is by now widely understood just how disdainful the current U.S. leadership is of Europe. The White House’s new “National Security Strategy” (NSS) states that Europe’s economy is in decline and adds that it is “eclipsed by the real and more stark …
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10 January
Rising Global Dangers and European Silence
The failure of leading Western European governments to stand up against Trump’s outrages poses exceptional dangers. The failure of leading Western European governments to stand up against Trump’s outrages poses exceptional dangers. Unless checked, the world is heading into a period of increasing authoritarianism. This means more kleptocracy, …
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10 January
Was the World of the 1990s Better Than Today’s?
Branko Milanovic Revisiting the illusions of the 1990s and how that era’s ideals led to today’s realities. It is a fundamental question. Did we go very wrong somewhere and thus ended up in today’s bad situation? To many young people, it might seem a strange question to ask. …
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10 January
“Taiwan vs. Beijing: Why a ‘Venezuela-Style’ Strike Would Ignite War, Not Swift Victory”
Calls by some Chinese social media users for a lightning, “Venezuela‑style” seizure of Taiwan’s leadership have gained traction online. Yet analysts, scholars, and security officials caution that such scenarios are vastly more complex—and far more dangerous—than online commentary suggests. Unlike Venezuela, Taiwan has spent decades preparing specifically for …
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10 January
A Treaty Tested: How Trump’s Greenland Push Is Shaking NATO to Its Core
In early 2026, a long‑dormant idea resurfaced with stunning intensity: the United States once again floated the notion of acquiring Greenland, a vast, sparsely populated Arctic territory that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark and a member of NATO. What might seem like a fringe geopolitical fantasy …
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10 January
Oil, Power, and Geopolitics: Trump’s Venezuelan Gambit Tests China’s Energy Strategy
The battle for Venezuela’s oil is no longer a narrow tug‑of‑war among competing commercial interests. It has become a central theatre of strategic competition between Washington and Beijing — one that could reshape global energy markets and the geopolitical balance of the 21st century. At the heart of …
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10 January
Defending the Inevitable? Denmark’s Looming Greenland Exit Strategy
U. S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to meet with his Danish and Greenlandic counterparts amid ongoing tensions regarding Greenland’s independence aspirations. Greenland has been moving toward independence since 1979, which has become more apparent following President Donald Trump’s provocative comments about potentially seizing the territory. …
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10 January
Rescuing the American Republic: Time to Look “Backwards” and “Forwards”p
PROF. LOUIS RENÉ BERES “Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.” -Soren Kierkegaard Roman god Janus is depicted looking in two directions at once. So, too, should Americans position themselves for better understanding the unique challenges of world politics. Among other things, this …
