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DECODING: Autonomous drones — Turkey, Iran and China are closing the gap on America
The global military drone sector is undergoing an unprecedented structural transformation. The most conservative projections place the market at $55 billion by 2032, with…
ESSAY: AUKUS, drones, and the Indo-Pacific — the Western response to Xi Jinping's expansionism
On the plains of Salisbury, England, the summer of 2026 witnessed something that would have seemed like science fiction a decade ago: Australian, American,…
OPINION: China and Its Treaties — The Country That Signs Everything and Respects Nothing
During the week of June 25, 2026, the Philippines published photos of a floating platform of approximately 28 square meters, equipped with a communications…
COLUMN: AUKUS and Its Swarm Drones — The Silent Response Beijing Hears Loud and Clear
On June 22, 2026, under near-constant rain in the difficult woods of Salisbury Plain in England, Australian, British, and American soldiers flew up to…
DECODING: China Pulls Its Platform — the Art of the Tactical Retreat in the South China Sea
In June 2026, the Philippines observed something unusual in the disputed waters around Scarborough Shoal: a Chinese floating platform of roughly 300 square feet,…
OPEN LETTER: To the Permanent Court of Arbitration — Your 2016 Verdict Is Dead, and Beijing Killed It
On July 12, 2026, it will be the tenth anniversary of your verdict. Ten years since the Permanent Court of Arbitration issued, in the…
DECODING: Sino-American Council, Dialogue Tool or Showcase While Economic War Rages On
On June 25, 2026, the spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce, He Yadong, announced the creation of a US-China Trade Council tasked with overseeing…
OPINION: Beijing laughs at the 2016 tribunal — ten years the South China Sea has burned in silence
On July 12, 2016, the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague issued one of the most sweeping maritime legal rulings in modern history:…
INVESTIGATION: Scarborough Shoal — China's Gray Zone Strategy: Occupy, Retreat, Repeat
In late May 2026, satellite images obtained by maritime surveillance group SeaLight through provider Satellogic revealed the presence of an unusual object at the…