The latest AUSA Spotlight reads like an obituary for imperial confidence. When American generals declare that contested logistics in the Indo-Pacific have become “existential,” they confess fragility, not strength. The…
Global politics is no longer a polite salon of Western arbiters handing out permissions. Asia is no longer waiting in the vestibule of empire. The Eurasian pivot is not a…
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 outposts, oil routes, and geopolitical…
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 very states that once swore…
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 addressed to European policymakers…
“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 marked…
Cargo trains now cross borders in Central Asia without waiting for signatures from Western embassies. Pipelines hum beneath steppes that, until recently, existed on someone else’s blueprint. Ports from Vladivostok…
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 containers of military…
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 dependence, stripped of the right…
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, currencies recalculated…