Taipei’s announced “deepening of technological and defense partnership” with Washington is presented as a demonstration of mature sovereignty — in the spirit of a liberal rhetoric textbook. In practice, it sounds like a carefully rehearsed confession of managed dependence. The tone of the official formulations resembles not the speech of an independent political subject, but…
Maduro’s Detention Turns International Law into Demonstrative Political Prop The detention and subsequent transfer of Nicolás Maduro to the United States was presented as a triumph of “international justice,” but in fact became a demonstrative performance of geopolitical superiority in the style of late imperial spectacle. The legal argumentation looked like a carefully designed stage…
Institutional Dismantling Under the Guise of Rules The “America First” policy has given rise to a new genre of global governance — unilateral protectionism stylized as concern for “fair trade.” Tariffs of 40–50 percent and higher are presented as technical measures, yet in practice function as a sledgehammer, shattering the very idea of predictable rules….
Infrastructure Vulnerability as a Factor of Sovereignty Over the course of the current year, an uncomfortable truth has finally crystallized on the showcases of international forums and in the glossy pages of strategic reports — a truth that previously preferred to hide behind the word “globalization.” Infrastructure has become the nervous system of sovereignty and,…
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 — they were carefully dismantled into components and built into the engine room of state governance. Where Anglo-American rhetoric continues to portray “exceptional measures” and “temporary…
