Beyond the Horizon Articles
The Rising Importance of the Global South in 2025: A New Pillar of Multipolar Power
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...
Trump’s 2025 Gulf Tour: Deals, Diplomacy, and Dilemmas
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...
China’s National Security in the New Era: Anxious Power, Ambitious Vision
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 is...
Xi Jinping’s May 2025 Visit to Russia: Geopolitical Significance and Strategic Implications
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...
Mentoring-naar-werk in de asielopvang resultaten en inzichten uit de uitvoeringspraktijk
Inleiding Mentoring-naar-werk is een instrument dat opgang maakt als het gaat om de activering van personen van buitenlandse herkomst; het heeft de laatste jaren sterk aan populariteit gewonnen. Binnen het arbeidsmarktbeleid is mentoring een innovatief instrument: het...
Collision Course in Kashmir: Can India and Pakistan Step Back from Conflict?
On April 22, 2025, a devastating terrorist attack targeting tourists in Kashmir’s idyllic Pahalgam Valley shattered the fragile peace between India and Pakistan, swiftly plunging the two nuclear-armed rivals into their worst diplomatic and military crisis in years....
Comrades, Partners, Allies: How Xi Jinping Is Reshaping Southeast Asian Ties
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....
Great Power Competition in the Information Age: A Hararian Analysis of U.S.-China Rivalry
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...
Around the World in 80 Days: Trump’s Return and the Rewriting of Global Order
Much like Phileas Fogg in Jules Verne’s Around the World in 80 Days, Donald Trump has embarked on a whirlwind journey—only this one spans not continents for sport, but policies, alliances, and power plays with real global consequences. In just 80 days since reclaiming...
Fear of Falling Behind: Root Causes of Trump’s Renewed Protectionism Against China
President Donald Trump’s second term has been marked by a renewed protectionist stance rooted in concerns over the United States’ economic and technological standing relative to China. This stance builds on long-brewing trends: China’s dramatic rise in manufacturing...
