Cross-strait tensions, the One-China policy and regional security around Taiwan and China.
This episode of Sharp China is outside the paywall. Show Notes: On today’s show Andrew and Bill talk through Xi Jinping’s trip to Washington last week, including low expectations that were met, lots of pageantry in between, why both sides are incentivized...
Nearly a decade after the ethnic cleansing of Rohingya people by Myanmar forces, satellite images show the insurgent Arakan Army is now emulating the killings and land grabs There are at least 10 camps like the one on the paddy fields...
Taiwan is allocating the equivalent of $13 billion for energy cost support for state power generation company Taipower and refiner CPC, Reuters has reported, to offset the sharp cost inflation resulting from the war in the Middle East. Taiwan is...
Britain’s energy giants stand to make huge profits in Venezuela amid a major diplomatic rapprochement between London and Caracas, it can be revealed. It comes in the wake of the kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro earlier this year in a move described...
On the 25th of September, President of the Presidential Leadership Council of Yemen Rashad al-Alimi called for a general mobilisation of the Yemeni people against the Houthis and promised amnesty to Houthi defectors. From his base in Riyadh, he summoned...
During a recent training exercise in the western Pacific, a small group of engineers single-handedly saved the day.In the scenario, adversary covert forces used first-person view drones to intercept American helicopters that were shuttling between austere forward island airbases. Some...
Pakistan’s government is considering allowing power plants and private firms to directly import LNG procured on the spot market as the country has been struggling with an energy crisis since the Iran war crippled Qatar’s term supplies. Pakistan’s Energy Ministry...
By James Alix Michel VICTORIA, Seychelles, Oct 1 2026 (IPS) From a distance, an island nation can appear to possess everything: pristine waters, a thriving tourism industry and a strong cultural identity. Its income figures may suggest prosperity. James Alix Michel Yet those figures...
In 1901, military analyst Jan Bloch declared that new military technologies had changed war so radically that the study of history had become useless. He castigated military officers who prepared for future war based on “musty precedents” and who failed...
US President Donald Trump is unlikely to receive this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, but his confrontation with the international institutions and political actors involved in the award may still influence the Nobel Committee’s calculations when it announces the laureate on...
The Architecture of Empire Historical Conflict and Global Perceptions in the Transition from Unipolarity to Multipolarity I. The Foundations of a Sustainable Future The central contradiction of the American century is not simply that the United States has spent much of its history...
A potential ban on U.S. diesel exports could have “a negative impact on gasoline,” U.S. President Donald Trump said late on Wednesday, although he didn’t rule out such a move from the Administration. The President told reporters in the Oval...
Islam Times - Abu Dhabi’s claims of de-escalation come as its continued hostile positions on Iran’s territorial integrity, its hosting of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and its security alignment with the United States and Israel have created a clear...
Islam Times - The timing of the Pentagon’s order for full readiness, Washington’s vague claims about an attack on Fairford air base and the intensification of security rhetoric come as the Trump administration faces economic pressure, declining approval ratings and...
Crude oil prices moved markedly lower on Wednesday and stayed there earlier today, after booking a solid jump for September. The decline came in response to reports from JP Morgan, Goldman, and Kpler, suggesting oil flows out of the Persian...
The global bond markets are a sensitive lot. And they’ve been having a particularly tricky time lately. Spooked by high inflation, high interest rates and high levels of government debt across the world, those markets have become less stable over the summer....
Xi’s recent visit to Washington was merely a tactical step rather than a genuine reconciliation. Beneath the façade of conspicuously displayed friendliness lies a persistent antagonism across various domains—an antagonism that both sides have learned to “manage,” including in ways...
Thirty-six years after German reunification, the physical borders between the former Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and the German Democratic Republic (GDR) have long vanished from maps. Yet, a stark divide persists, most noticeably in the wallets of Germans. While...
This summer, Microsoft announced that “it will extend its provision of technology support to Ukraine through the end of 2027,” providing technology, cybersecurity support, and other assistance to help Ukraine maintain essential digital services during the war.” Not only U.S. weapons,...
Ethiopia is on the brink of another civil war. Last week, fighting between rebels and federal forces in the northern Tigray, Amhara, and Afar states left hundreds dead. These clashes may signal the start of a potentially devastating conflict in a...
During a speech at the United Nations last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu railed against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, calling him a “tyrant.” “Now he wants to take over Syria,” Netanyahu said. “Well, that's not surprising because he calls...
The Man Not on the Ballot On Sunday, Željka Cvijanović of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD), the ruling Bosnian Serb party, defends the Serb seat in Bosnia’s three-member national presidency. Her challenger is Marinko Božović, the joint candidate...
Multinational tea companies still occupy ancestral highlands of communities displaced during British colonial era For British colonialists, the fertile and cool uplands of central Kenya were the “White Highlands”, to be reserved exclusively for European settlers. Local communities were forced from...
Human beings are constantly engaged in internal battles. According to Robert Greene in his book The 33 Strategies of War , humans have a continuous battle within themselves, reflecting a deeper psychological truth about personal transformation: growth doesn’t happen in...
Perhaps no country is as identified with the American war on terror that began twenty-five years ago than Afghanistan, its launchpad and the site of what is still the longest war in American history at the time of writing. September...
The European Union is embarking on diplomatic hand-to-hand combat with China in an effort to rework its trade with Beijing and show it is not a geopolitical weakling. Using unusually direct terms, the EU has given China a mid-October deadline...
Once again I am indebted to Karl W. Miller, whose analysis of the energy crisis unleashed by the war with Iran has become essential reading for me. Karl has a habit of seeing around corners. He anticipated the Houthi push...
This is the text of an open letter to the leadership of the Left Party. It was sent on September 30 to Ines Schwerdtner and Luigi Pantisano, co-chairs of the Left Party, as well as to Heidi Reichinnek and Sören...
Diesel in the US has climbed to more than US$6.50 a gallon, up about 75% from a year ago, and Asia is likely to pay for it in the form of higher interest rates. Expensive diesel keeps American inflation elevated,...
In 2023, the International Energy Agency predicted that by 2028 the world’s oil companies would produce more oil than people wanted to buy. Prices responded to that and similar projections of slowing oil demand, dropping too low to attract investment...
President Donald Trump’s top financial regulator just quietly passed a rule making it easier for a single president-appointed commissioner to unilaterally pass, alter, or repeal federal financial regulations. That means a single hand-picked Trump regulator could wield complete power over Wall...
The Houthi takeover of parts of the Red Sea gives the armed group a new platform to challenge global shipping. The group has taken over the port of Mocha, the island of Mayyun, and the Zuqar and Hanish archipelago about...
At a time when international diplomacy is under extraordinary pressure, the proposed Muscat Process—advanced by a Group of Friends of the Process—deserves strong and sustained support. Its value lies not only in the possibility of achieving a particular political agreement...
By: Rupakjyoti Borah The recently concluded Veer Guardian 2026 air exercise between India and Japan, which ended on Sept. 22, marks a capstone moment in the defense ties between the two countries. This upgraded bilateral exercise is a significant step forward from...
It’s easy to forget that the western media – the so-called “free press” – likes to distinguish itself from media in authoritarian regimes on the basis that, unlike them, it asks critical questions of the powerful, reports facts objectively, and...
In his fiery speech to the UN General Assembly, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed back against accusations of genocide levelled against Israel, as many delegates walked out and hundreds of protesters rallied against him across Manhattan. After Netanyahu had...
On Sunday morning, without notice, a private plane carried Benjamin Netanyahu out of Israel and into Abu Dhabi. Channel 12 broke the story while he was still on the ground. A day later both governments confirmed the meeting with Sheikh...
The European Commission has signaled it would delay the entry into effect of its controversial methane regulation amid a persistent gas crunch resulting from the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. That may not be enough to offset the...
Hundreds of oil executives have flocked to Venezuela’s capital city of Caracas this week for the first major industry event in the country in decades. The Venezuela International Oil & Gas Summit is taking place nine months after the U.S....
An alarming security incident occurred on a FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv when a crew member reportedly attempted to crash the plane, stabbing the captain before passengers and other crew members intervened. Pilots flying as passengers aboard the...
On paper, the United States should be the world’s safety valve in this fuel crisis. American refineries make far more diesel than Americans burn. But every one of those barrels is already spoken for. Between rising domestic demand, heavy export...
For decades, Africa has lagged the world in energy consumption, accounting for less than 5% of global energy supplies despite being home to a fifth of the world’s population. The continent also accounts for a mere 2% of global manufacturing...
Support such as for white Afrikaners and anti-communism reveals how US is redefining what qualifies as human rights With hours left before the funding expires, the Trump administration is pushing to direct more than $175m of the state department’s flagship human...
In his celebrated short stories about robots, science fiction author Isaac Asimov devised three laws to prevent machines from overpowering humans. First of all, robots could not, under any circumstances, harm humans. Following from this prime directive, they had to...
I spent a significant part of my career in the ASIC business. This segment of semiconductors has always been challenging, difficult and invigorating. There is something special about delivering a working custom chip that enables your customer to bring a...
Guyana is starting to see significant profits from its rapidly expanding oil operations, with much more expected to come. Oil was first discovered in the offshore Stabroek Block in 2015, with development commencing soon after, and production starting in December...
The Board of Peace’s model for governing Palestine reflects designs for a new world order. Read Article HERE Jared Kushner, Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, and Steve Witkoff attend the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace at the Donald J. Trump Institute...
A Departure, and a Drone Launcher On 30 September the last American troops left an air base in the Erbil region, ending the US military presence in Iraq after twelve years. Kataib Hezbollah, the most powerful Iran-aligned militia, called it...
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