Critical minerals have become a frontline of great-power competition, with U.S. dependence on China exposing deep ...

Australia’s critical minerals push is being sold as a strategic win, but it risks doubling down on a “dumb” commodity economy ...

BYD’s Brazil factory marks a clean-tech power shift: where China builds, countries reindustrialise and plug into the future ...

The UN Security Council’s resolution 2803 (2025) dated 17 November 2025 adopting President Trump’s 20-point peace plan to end ...

European naval forces are setting sail towards Indo-Pacific waters to deter and, yes, contain the Chinese elephant in the room. Arguably the kind of eyebrow-raising ‘meaningful naval presence’ in the ...

The Nobel Peace Prize has long been celebrated as the pinnacle of international recognition for peace, democracy, and human rights advocacy. Yet, the authority of the Norwegian Nobel Committee relies ...

Burkina Faso’s interim president, Ibrahim Traoré, has reignited Pan-African consciousness with a bold anti-imperialist agenda rooted in self-reliance, resource nationalism, and unity against ...

After a catastrophic economic collapse marked by sovereign default, high inflation, and political upheaval, Sri Lanka embarked on a difficult IMF-led recovery path. Against expectations, the country ...

Calls for Australia to provide greater reassurance to the US reflect valid concerns about maintaining a strong alliance, but that reassurance should be mutual—not one-sided. Canberra faces the ...

Donald Trump’s tariff policies have disproportionately impacted ASEAN economies, disrupting exports, deterring investment, and straining US-ASEAN trade ties. To navigate these challenges, ASEAN ...

Vietnam has faced mounting cyber threats posed by China, affecting its national security and other interests in the cyberspace. The Vietnamese government has framed the problem as a security threat ...

Historically, Washington viewed BRICS as a fragmented bloc with limited geopolitical weight. However, the group’s recent expansion and efforts to challenge the US dollar’s dominance have drawn a sharp ...