by Asia Pacific Task Force | Jun 3, 2025 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
Key Takeaways The Global South is no longer a passive actor — In 2025, developing nations across Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, and the Pacific are actively shaping global politics, economics, and security, moving from the periphery to the center of...
by Middle East Task Force | May 19, 2025 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
Key Takeaways Historic Re-engagement: President Trump’s 2025 Middle East tour represented a significant U.S. re-engagement with key Gulf allies—Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE—focusing heavily on economic investment, security cooperation, and technological...
by Asia Pacific Task Force | May 15, 2025 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
Key Takeaways China’s 2025 national security white paper outlines a comprehensive and centralized vision of security that expands well beyond military defense to encompass political, economic, technological, environmental, and societal domains. The white paper...
by Asia Pacific Task Force | May 12, 2025 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
Key Takeaways: Geopolitical Alignment: Xi Jinping’s May 2025 visit to Russia highlights deepening Sino-Russian cooperation amid heightened geopolitical tensions surrounding the Ukraine war. Xi’s prominent role in Moscow’s Victory Day commemorations reinforced mutual...
by Asia Pacific Task Force | Apr 22, 2025 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
Key Takeaways Xi Jinping’s April 2025 Southeast Asia tour marks a strategic deepening of China’s neighborhood diplomacy, with visits to Vietnam, Malaysia, and Cambodia showcasing Beijing’s evolving model of personalized, high-level engagement with the Global South....
by Transatlantic Task Force | Apr 18, 2025 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
Key Takeaways Information as Power Yuval Noah Harari’s Nexus argues that power stems from the ability to construct and sustain shared information networks—often based more on narrative coherence than on empirical truth. In the digital age, AI systems increasingly...
