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Can South Korea really afford nuclear submarines?

Can South Korea really afford nuclear submarines?

South Korea’s push for nuclear-powered submarines could transform it from a US security client into an undersea strategic power, while at the same time accruing steep financial, technological an...

May 28, 2026 5 min
Belgrade bets on Beijing as Budapest pivots to Brussels

Belgrade bets on Beijing as Budapest pivots to Brussels

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic’s state visit to China on May 25, 2026, sent a major geopolitical and geoeconomic signal at a moment when the international system is becoming increasingly fragmente...

May 28, 2026 5 min
The fading mirage of US-guaranteed Gulf security

The fading mirage of US-guaranteed Gulf security

Wars in the Middle East are often decided less by what is destroyed than by what continues functioning afterward — and how quickly those systems begin to fail. That distinction has become harder to ig...

May 28, 2026 5 min
Why ‘Singapore washing’ will never be the same

Why ‘Singapore washing’ will never be the same

In April, China’s National Development and Reform Commission moved to unwind Meta’s planned US$2 billion acquisition of Manus, the AI-agent startup founded in Beijing that had relocated its headquarte...

May 28, 2026 5 min