Month: January 2026

The recent announcement by China’s Ministry of Defense regarding the investigation of General Zhang Youxia, a vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), has sent ripples through the global geopolitical…

TOKYO — Earlier this month, central bankers around the globe rushed to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s defense. The burst of monetary solidarity was in response to news on Jan.…

The Board of Peace, established under UN Security Council Resolution 2803, represents a novel—and contentious—experiment in international peacemaking that goes far beyond stabilizing and rebuilding Gaza. Its membership, which includes…

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that the second round of trilateral Russian-Ukrainian-US talks in Abu Dhabi will be held on February 1. There have been few leaks from the first round, leaving…

Facing a shrinking fleet and a widening naval gap with China, USNI reported this month that the US Navy is giving its troubled Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) a second look—not…

The question of European strategic autonomy has become fashionable again in Brussels and various European capitals. Between Donald Trump’s return to the White House, ongoing concerns about American commitment to…