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Search ArticlesChina’s PL-17 Is Forcing a Western Missile Rethink
China has developed and allegedly fielded an air-to-air missile built to hunt the aircraft that constitute the backbone of any air force. The PL-17 is specifically designed to target high-value assets such as airborne early warning and control aircraft, refueling tankers, and the strategic electronic surveillance and attack platforms that manage and sustain air operations at theater distances.
Repricing US Power: Canada’s Strategic Rebound
The sudden collapse of trade negotiations between Washington and Ottawa in August 2026 marked a watershed moment in North American political economy. After months of diplomatic conciliation, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney halted bilateral negotiations, rejecting last-minute demands from the United States Trade Representative as uneconomic, unfair, and predatory.
The Unraveling Word: Taiwan’s Status Quo and Deliberate Ambiguity
Taiwan is a functioning state that cannot say it is a state, supported by a country that cannot say it recognizes it, and claimed by a power that does not govern it. The phrase used to describe this arrangement is 維持現狀, or maintaining the status quo. Nobody agrees on exactly what it actually means, but that may also be why everyone can still use it. In June 2026, AIT Director Raymond Greene told the United Daily News that more than 70 percent of Taiwan’s public supports the status quo.
Why Great Powers Lose Without Being Defeated
Great powers rarely lose because an opponent defeats them. They lose because the systems through which they attempt to project power do not respond as expected. The Soviet Union entered Afghanistan with overwhelming military superiority. The United States did the same in Vietnam and Iraq. Russia expected its advantages over Ukraine to deliver a short war.
Iran’s Resilience Is the Variable Washington Keeps Misreading
On September 1, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Washington would likely announce new bank sanctions within days and then continue adding measures on a near-weekly basis. He said the goal was to economically “asphyxiate” the Iranian government.
Morocco’s Battery Boom and America’s Minerals Gap
On February 4, 2026, Morocco signed a memorandum of understanding with the United States on cooperation and investment in critical minerals, one of eleven such frameworks concluded at the inaugural Critical Minerals Ministerial in Washington. Concurrently, the Chinese battery manufacturer Gotion High-Tech is completing Africa’s first gigafactory at Kenitra, an industrial city on Morocco’s Atlantic coast, with production scheduled to begin in the third quarter of 2026.
Brazil’s 2026 Elections: A Test of Active Non-Alignment
Brazil’s presidential election is being framed as another battle between left and right. But beneath the familiar political divide lies a question with consequences far beyond Brazil’s borders: Can Latin America pursue its own interests without being pulled into the orbit of one great power or another? On October 4, Brazilians will head to the polls to vote for the next president. The race echoes the 2022 presidential elections in which Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva narrowly defeated Jair Bolsonaro.
How China’s State-Led R&D Engine Overtook the West
A seismic threshold in the global geopolitical economy has officially been crossed. According to indicators released by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), China’s gross domestic expenditure on research and development (GERD) reached $1.03 trillion in 2024, measured at purchasing power parity, surpassing the United States’ $1.01 trillion.
Non-Nuclear States Must Lead the Non-Proliferation Agenda
The global nuclear order has developed an uncomfortable legitimacy problem. The countries with the greatest responsibility for preventing proliferation are simultaneously increasing their reliance on nuclear weapons. This does not make the nuclear powers irrelevant: only they can negotiate reductions in their own arsenals. But it does mean they can no longer credibly serve as the system’s sole political custodians.
The Yen’s $96 Billion Fortress on Quicksand | Geopolitics Weekly
Asia US-Japan Yen Interventions: What Does $96 Billion Get You? What Happened Japan has spent some $96.5 billion intervening in currency markets since July 30, according to recently released data from the Finance Ministry. The span also includes a joint intervention from the United States, the first joint intervention in 15 years. US spending is thought to be in the $5-$10 billion range.