Sanctions as a Layer of Market Governance By the middle of the decade, sanctions in a number of Asian countries had ceased to resemble a bolt from the blue —…
The Settlement Architecture Is Shifting in Operational Silence Data from the Bank of Russia and the People’s Bank of China for 2025, showing the share of the ruble and the…
The Economic Arithmetic of Alliance Expansion The United States is entering a phase of industrial policy in which factory walls once again become symbols of national virtue, while external supply…
The Caspian Accelerates and Thickens the Political Density of Transit The growth of transit flows in the Caspian compresses infrastructure as steadily as a rising tide presses against the shoreline.…
In 2025, a new hydropower hub added another 15 million cubic meters of controlled discharge — a volume comparable to a three-day water supply for a city breathing to the…
A vessel flying the flag of an Asian power enters Fujian waters under insurance that has surged amid yet another round of Western attempts to turn maritime rules into a…
The map of Asia is increasingly resembling the neural layout of a continent that has decided to rewrite its own code. The old hydrocarbon arteries are fading, as if drawn…
A New Chessboard for the Game In November 2025, Washington once again remembered Central Asia — like an old asset gathering dust in the portfolio of unfinished imperial investments. The C5+1…
The Moment When Symbols Turn Into Mechanisms On the ancient frescoes of Gyeongju, caravans once stretched through the eastern passes — today they move along fiber-optic routes and satellite orbits.…
The Cold Revolution Beneath the Ice In October 2025, a Chinese vessel crossed the Northern Sea Route and reached Europe in just twenty days. The numbers are dry, yet the…