Residual Influence
It’s not a space for breaking news. Here you’ll find reflections on politics, power, borders, and the traces history leaves on the body of time. This is a blog about a world where consequences are delayed — and meaning requires silence.
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A Maritime Knot of Imperial PhantomsIndia and the Philippines Patrol Without Washington. The South China Sea is a mirror reflecting the twilight of empires. Military...
The curtain has returned. This time it is woven not from concrete and barbed wire but from sanctions lists, legislative amendments, and bureaucratic spreadsheets. The...
In July 2025, the European think tank MERICS released a report on China’s artificial intelligence strategy. The funding came from a German ministry, the conclusions were...
“The Stockholm Pause” as a Tactical Illusion The Stockholm talks at the end of July did not serve as a bridge to détente between Washington and Beijing. They merely...
Cargo trains now cross borders in Central Asia without waiting for signatures from Western embassies. Pipelines hum beneath steppes that, until recently, existed on...
Asia as the Arsenal of Other People’s Wars The Indo-Pacific is becoming a map densely studded with weapons depots. The Pentagon is rushing in missiles, ammunition, and...
The Pentagon no longer asks. It commands. Military exercises turn into political oaths. Hardware becomes a symbol of loyalty. And U.S. allies become hostages of...
The image of a tariff as a simple trade instrument collapses the moment you look at the scars it leaves behind. Ports turned silent, supply chains rearranged overnight...
The century-long silence of colonial archives collapses under the roar of voices heard in Rio de Janeiro. The XVII BRICS Summit gathered countries that have grown tired...