Analysis
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ANALYSIS: LITHUANIA-CHINA, THE HUMILIATING RETURN OF A COUNTRY THAT DEFIED BEIJING AND NOW NEGOTIATES
In 2021, Lithuania did something very few countries dare to do: it authorized Taiwan to open on its territory a representation office named not…
DECODING: MDA SPACE SWALLOWS BLUE CANYON FOR $620 MILLION AND ENTERS AMERICAN SPACE DEFENSE
On June 19, 2026, MDA Space announced the acquisition of Blue Canyon Technologies, a subsidiary of RTX (Raytheon), for the sum of 620 million…
ANALYSIS: BIOSECURE ACT AND WUXI APPTEC — THE PROXY BIOLOGICAL WAR
On June 8, 2026, the United States Department of Defense published its annual update to the so-called 1260H list — the registry of Chinese…
DECODING: THREE CRISES IN ONE WEEK — IRAN, CHINA TECH AND NATO
The week that ended on June 21, 2026 produced three simultaneous developments each capable, taken in isolation, of redefining the foreign policy of a…
ANALYSIS: NATO 3.0, THE TRANSATLANTIC REBALANCING THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING
On June 18, 2026, NATO's Defence Ministers gathered in Brussels for the last ministerial session before the Ankara summit. This was no ordinary meeting.…
ANALYSIS: The AI Boom Is Choking East Asia — Kaohsiung and Yongin Pay the Price
On June 19, 2026, journalist Yujie Xue of Nikkei Asia published an article with a sober title but devastating content: "The AI boom is…
DECODING: Chinese Chips via Singapore and Malaysia — The Bypass Worrying Washington
On June 20, 2026, researcher Jing Ge of the East Asia Forum published an analysis that passed almost unnoticed in the noise of the…
ANALYSIS: The MIIT Plan 2026-2028, Beijing's Industrial Weapon Against the West
On June 18, 2026, seven Chinese government ministries — led by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), with the National Development and…
DECODING: Japan "Offensive" — Beijing Attacks, Tokyo Responds, the Indo-Pacific Trembles
On June 22, 2026, the PLA Daily — the official mouthpiece of the People's Liberation Army and one of the rare media outlets whose…