Publications
385 published articles
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AfricaAfrica: The Battle for Resources Enters a New Era
For more than a century, much of Africa's mining economy has followed a relatively simple geographical pattern. Resources were extracted on the continent, transported to ports, and shipped to foreign industrial centers, where they acquired most of their added value.
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Central AsiaMongolia: Between Two Empires
In the vast interior of Asia lies a country whose borders tell a story of historical contradiction. Mongolia was once the center of the largest contiguous land empire in history.
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Trade & IndustryVietnam: The New Frontier of Strategic Minerals
There are countries in the international economy whose strategic importance exceeds their apparent economic weight for decades. Vietnam has now entered this category.
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GeopoliticsUnited States–Russia: The Suspension of Sanctions Reshapes the Balance of Power
By suspending the implementation of new sanctions against Russia just hours before they were due to take effect, Donald Trump has placed American energy priorities at the center of Washington’s policy toward Moscow.
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GeopoliticsEurope: The End of the American Security Guarantee
For nearly eight decades, European security has rested on a fundamental assumption: regardless of political disagreements between Washington and its allies, the United States would remain the ultimate guarantor of the continent’s strategic stability.
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TechnologyNVIDIA: The Battle for Control of the Next Personal Computer
With the launch of the first Windows computers powered by the RTX Spark superprocessor, NVIDIA is pursuing a transformation that extends far beyond graphics performance and gaming laptops.
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Trade & IndustryTesla: The Flying Car and the End of the People's Electric Dream
With a Roadster promising almost aerospace-level capabilities, Elon Musk is pushing Tesla toward a new technological frontier.
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Defense & SecurityCanada: Deadly Fire at Military Base Exposes the Vulnerability of Defence Infrastructure
A serious incident at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta on October 17, 2026, reportedly left several people dead and injured, triggering a major emergency response.
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EconomicsIMF: Beijing Puts Western Financial Vulnerabilities at the Center of Global Risk
For decades, international financial surveillance was built around an implicit distinction: advanced economies represented the stable center of the global system, while emerging and developing countries were regarded as its principal sources of vulnerability. Sovereign debt crises, external imbalances, and sudden capital movements were generally examined through their consequences for economies on the periphery.
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TechnologyChina: Technological Sovereignty Becomes an Export Policy
Beijing is preparing a new phase in the regulation of its strategic technologies. By proposing to place 40 categories of technology under export prohibitions or restrictions, China is seeking not merely to protect its industrial capabilities but also to control the conditions under which its innovations can be transferred, reproduced and exploited abroad.
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PoliticsFrance: Social Anger Becomes a Political Crisis
In Paris, clouds of tear gas obscure Place de la République. A few streets away, thousands of demonstrators continue marching peacefully, while smaller groups confront police officers and fires break out. In Lyon, the tourist information office on Place Bellecour is engulfed in flames.
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Art & CulturePicasso: The Politics of Form
From Cubism to Guernica, how a revolution in visual perception intersected with the ideologies, conflicts, and political transformations of the twentieth century.