Semiconductor Chessboard: How the US-China AI Race is Redrawing Global Alliances and Diplomatic Strategy
When OpenAI's leadership approached the Trump administration in late October 2025 with an ambitious request to expand Chips Act tax credits beyond semiconductor fabrication...
The New Scramble for Syria: Turkey, Iran, Russia, and the Gulf States Jockey for Power in Post-Assad Syria
The transformation from Assad's Syria to Sharaa's Syria represents nothing less than a geopolitical earthquake that has sent shockwaves through the Middle East's established...
Russia’s Shrinking Sphere: Moldova’s Pro-Western Victory Signals Shift
When Moldova's pro-Western Party of Action and Solidarity secured over 50% of the vote on September 28, defeating the pro-Russian Patriotic Bloc's under 25%,...
Trump’s India-Pakistan Mediation Claims: A Diplomatic Dispute Over Trade and Territory
The relationship between the United States and India, once hailed as a cornerstone of 21st-century geopolitics, has entered turbulent waters as President Donald Trump...
AI as Power: Can Diplomacy Keep Up With the Technology Race?
The relationship between technology and power is not new. From Britain’s mastery of steam power in the 19th century to America’s dominance in nuclear weapons and the internet, technological revolutions have historically redrawn the geopolitical map. What makes AI distinctive is its pervasiveness. Unlike nuclear weapons—restricted to a handful of states—AI is dual-use, diffusing rapidly into civilian and military spheres. It underpins surveillance systems in Xinjiang, enables drone warfare in Ukraine, and drives recommendation engines shaping political discourse in democracies.
Return of Great Power Competition: How the U.S., China, and Russia Are Reshaping the World Order
This return to great power competition represents more than a nostalgic replay of Cold War dynamics. Unlike the ideologically rigid bipolar confrontation of the 20th century, today's competition unfolds across multiple dimensions—economic, technological, military, and normative—while operating within a deeply interconnected global system. The result is a more complex, multipolar world where traditional alliance structures coexist with new partnership arrangements, where economic interdependence constrains conflict while enabling new forms of strategic competition, and where middle powers possess unprecedented agency to shape outcomes between competing great powers.
