Foreign Policy Analysis
On China’s Lunar Ambitions
As I write this, one country is leading the world in application of robotics, not just on earth, but also on the moon. China’s robots are currently scrubbing…
Foreign Policy Analysis
From UN Vetoes to Shared Futures: Why the US-Israel-Iran Conflict Is Reviving Calls for China’s GSI
It is worthwhile to reach a consensus with Wang Dingjun, the Chinese writer and critic when he argued that literature never dies. This agreement can be arrived at…
Diplomacy
Spain’s PM China Trip: A Cobweb of Politics and Geopolitical Re-alignment
On Sunday April 12th, Spain’s Prime Minister (PM) Pedro Sánchez landed in China for a five days state visit making him the sixth European statesman to do so…
Foreign Policy Analysis
USA-Israel War Against Iran Is Illegal & Sets Cements Precedent
In 2019, as a doctoral student of International Relations, I read the United States of America (USA) media coverage of the 2003 Iraq invasion. I read all the…
Foreign Policy Analysis
Over 100 International Law Experts Warn: U.S. Strikes on Iran Violate UN Charter and May Be War Crimes
The United States and Israel initiated strikes on Iran over one month ago, on February 28, 2026. The attack was a clear violation of the United Nations Charter.…
Foreign Policy Analysis
China’s Playbook for Global Industrial Dominance
China's Qinghai Province hosts the world's largest solar power plant, Gonghe Talatan Solar Park. Experts claim that at full capacity, it can power a country such as Norway.…
Diplomacy
Merz’s High-Stakes China Balancing Act
In February this year, the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in China. This was his first visit there since taking office, and he’s the latest Western leader seeking to…
Foreign Policy Analysis
Thought Iraq was a blunder? Iran is far worse
EDITOR’S NOTE: Ivo Daalder, a former U.S. ambassador to NATO, is a senior fellow at Harvard University’s Belfer Center and host of the weekly podcast “World Review with…
Foreign Policy Analysis
China’s Bid for Global Leadership
The level of Chinese modernization is going to be the defining marvel of our time, if isn’t already. China has made great strides in economic strength, and in…
Foreign Policy Analysis
China’s Two Sessions: the Centrality of China-Africa Green Cooperation and Why It Matters
Each spring, the ‘two sessions;’ China’s biggest political assembly brings together the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) to deliberate on the…