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Impact of the War on Iran on Pakistan's energy diversification and independence approach
2+ hour, 39+ min ago (882+ words) Pakistan, which imports 80% of its oil through the Strait of Hormuz, found itself at the epicentre of an energy crisis after the outbreak of the US war against Iran " and is now rapidly restructuring its energy strategy through diversification, domestic…...
The Return of Sovereign Gold: Why Nations Are Bringing Their Wealth Home
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (77+ words) When Trust Became a Strategic Asset That realization has quietly reshaped the calculus of reserve management. Increasingly, reserve managers are balancing financial efficiency against geopolitical resilience'a calculation that would have seemed far less urgent only a decade ago. Gold Never…...
Australia's National Defence Strategy 2026: Hollow Ambitious Dreams
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (726+ words) On 16th April 2026, the Australian Government and its Ministry of Defence released its National Defence Strategy. The document is one of the most important texts to understand Australia's defence posture for the years to come. Introduction Australia is an island nation…...
Endless Spending and Endless Misery- Making America Broke Again
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (843+ words) The United States has taken on unsustainable military spending and is clearly on a path for economic catastrophe and ruin. American Self-Image of Unlimited Historical Power Is Out of Line With Reality Of course, the rhyme was set to the…...
SAFE Debt Trap: Poland's "43. 7 Billion Bet on Unipolar Illusion
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (242+ words) Introduction: A "Turning Point" Built on Debt For Poland'already one of NATO's most heavily militarized economies'SAFE is therefore not merely a financial instrument but a strategic decision about how deeply the country wishes to anchor itself within the EU's emerging…...
Vietnam 2026: A New Growth Cycle as Part of the Restructuring of Regional Supply Chains
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (186+ words) At the start of 2026, Vietnam is not greeted by applause from Wall Street analysts, but by dry figures of foreign trade growth. Production and Logistical Effects of Growing Export Capacity Continental Coordination as a Mechanism of Resilience The growing involvement…...
The importance of the Herat-Mazar-e-Sharif-Wakhan railway in Afghanistan and Iran's approach
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (553+ words) Tehran has introduced the construction of the Herat-Mazar-e-Sharif railway as the first phase of the Iran-Afghanistan-China strategic corridor. From this perspective, the rail connection from Herat to Mazar-e-Sharif and then through the Wakhan Corridor to the Xinjiang region of China…...
China Makes $1 Trillion Trade Surplus in 2025, Defying the West's Trade War
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (972+ words) The results of Trump's tariff war against China are effectively out. While the narrative underpinning the tariff war was designed to comfort Western audiences, the tariff war's failure is unlikely to be reassuring. The Largest Trade Surplus in Economic History…...