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Beijing Builds a Digital Great Wall to Shield Iran From Mossad

February 19, 2026

China is no longer treating Israeli covert operations inside Iran as a distant regional issue. For Beijing, the recent wave of sabotage, assassinations, and radar penetrations has revealed a new model of warfare — one that blends cyber infiltration, internal disruption, and precision strikes. And because Iran sits at the heart of China’s Belt and Road energy corridor, Beijing now sees Iranian vulnerability as Chinese vulnerability.

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Regional Hegemonies Under Strain: Why Great Powers Dominate Their Neighborhoods

February 18, 2026

In early 2026, the structural logic of regional hegemony has moved from theoretical debate to high-stakes reality. While major powers (the U.S., China, and Russia) are doubling down on their geographic cores, the “exhaustion of expansion” is becoming the defining theme of the year.

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The End of New START and the Dawn of Unconstrained Nuclear Rivalry

February 12, 2026

The end of New START has opened the door to unconstrained U.S.–Russia nuclear expansion just as China accelerates its own buildup, creating a volatile three‑way arms race with no verification, no guardrails, and rising risks of miscalculation.

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Nuclear Stability Unravels as Arms Control Era Ends

February 12, 2026

The collapse of New START and China’s rapid nuclear buildup have ended decades of structured restraint, creating an unstable three‑way arms race with no treaties, no verification, and rising risks of miscalculation in a multipolar nuclear world.

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Muscat Nuclear Talks Expose Deep US-Iran Divide

February 10, 2026

Muscat’s talks revealed a fragile diplomatic opening overshadowed by military brinkmanship, deep mistrust, and clashing agendas, leaving the US‑Iran channel open but far from any path toward a real nuclear agreement.

How Washington, Beijing, and New Delhi Are Shaping the Global AI Landscape

February 8, 2026

The global AI landscape in 2026 is defined by a massive divergence in how the world’s three largest tech powers deploy capital and enforce rules. As the market moves toward an estimated $1.81 trillion to $2.4 trillion valuation by 2030, Washington, Beijing, and New Delhi have institutionalized three distinct “stacks” for the future of intelligence.

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Economic Pragmatism Trumps Ideology in Latin America’s China Dilemma

February 5, 2026

This article examines how Latin America’s deep-seated integration into Chinese trade networks—exceeding $515 billion in 2024—overrides the region’s recent rightward political shifts. Using case studies from Argentina’s soy exports to Brazil’s response to U.S. tariffs, it argues that economic pragmatism and the “commercial logic of resource extraction” remain more influential than ideological alignment with Washington.

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Strategic Realignment and the Gradual Erosion of Economic Influence

February 5, 2026

This analysis details how global actors are countering unpredictable U.S. trade policies through “accelerated pursuit of alternative partnerships” and financial diversification. It highlights the shift toward conventional multilateral agreements (like the EU-India and Canada-China deals) and the steady decline of the dollar’s share in global reserves—falling from 72% in 2000 to 56.9% by 2025—as nations hedge against geopolitical risk.

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China’s Strategic Restraint Amid Trump’s Global Disruptions

January 31, 2026

In January 2026, Beijing is navigating the chaos of the second Trump administration with a policy of “selective silence.” While the U.S. pursues high-visibility interventions in Venezuela, Greenland, and Iran, China has largely declined to engage in tit-for-tat escalation.

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Ukraine’s Defense Innovations Present Critical Lessons for Taiwan’s Security Strategy

January 5, 2026

In January 2026, the security of Taiwan is being redefined by “battlefield truths” exported from Ukraine. As Taipei faces intensifying pressure from Beijing—most recently via the “Justice Mission 2025” drills—it has fundamentally pivoted its defense strategy toward asymmetric “porcupine” warfare, prioritizing millions of low-cost drones over traditional “big toy” platforms like submarines and fighter jets.

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China Positions Itself as Global Stability Leader as Trump Destabilizes International Order

January 4, 2026

In 2025, China successfully positioned itself as a “stability leader” by exploiting Donald Trump’s transactional foreign policy. While Washington disrupted alliances and institutional norms, Beijing unveiled its Global Governance Initiative, offering the Global South a pluralistic, non-liberal alternative to a fragmenting Western order.

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Weaponizing AI Supply Chains: Washington’s Pax Silica Initiative Launches New Economic Warfare Front

January 2, 2026

On December 12, 2025, Washington launched Pax Silica, a strategic US-led initiative designed to secure the “silicon supply chain” and counter China’s dominance in the AI economy. Described by Under Secretary Jacob Helberg as the “G7 of the AI age,” the pact treats computing power and critical minerals as the strategic equivalents of 20th-century oil and steel.

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Beijing Builds a Digital Great Wall to Shield Iran From Mossad

Regional Hegemonies Under Strain: Why Great Powers Dominate Their Neighborhoods

The End of New START and the Dawn of Unconstrained Nuclear Rivalry

Nuclear Stability Unravels as Arms Control Era Ends

Muscat Nuclear Talks Expose Deep US-Iran Divide

How Washington, Beijing, and New Delhi Are Shaping the Global AI Landscape

Economic Pragmatism Trumps Ideology in Latin America’s China Dilemma

Strategic Realignment and the Gradual Erosion of Economic Influence

China’s Strategic Restraint Amid Trump’s Global Disruptions

Ukraine’s Defense Innovations Present Critical Lessons for Taiwan’s Security Strategy

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