Geopolitics & Power
Europe is quietly rearming. Russia’s war in Ukraine and U.S. hostility are forcing the EU to rethink security, sovereignty, and solidarity. This is more than budgets, it is reshaping European identity in a fragmented world.
Energy & Resources
Africa imported 15 GW of solar panels from China in a single year, a 60% surge that is more than an energy trend. Distributed renewables are reshaping sovereignty and geopolitics, showing how power—electric and political—can be more evenly shared.
Energy & Resources
China’s lithium and clean energy march offer the world real alternatives to U.S. oil dominance. Distributed power is shifting energy politics—beginning with Africa and beyond.
Geopolitics & Power
China may be plateauing in Western perception, but in the Global South, energy, infrastructure, and trade outreach still build influence. Here’s why soft power is now two-tiered.
Geopolitics & Power
As presidents from China to Iran meet in Tianjin, optics matter: the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is Eurasia’s venue for strategic alignment, not Western geopolitics. Here’s why that counts.
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