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Could Electricity Vehicles be the long-term solution to the rising Fuel prices?
Global fuel prices have once again become a barometer of geopolitical tension post Covid-19 times. In April 2026, the fragile ceasefire negotiations between Iran and the United States of America triggered sharp swings in Brent crude with prices spiking to 12% in a single week after the talks stalled over uranium enrichment limits. Despite the […]
Technology
On China’s Lunar Ambitions
As I write this, one country is leading the world in application of robotics, not just on earth, but also on the moon. China’s robots are currently scrubbing the surface of the moon, harvesting and returning materials of scientific experiments. China is still the only nation to have performed robotic rendezvous and docking at the […]
Foreign Policy
China’s Meritocratic System Challenges Western Monopoly on Political Legitimacy
In the global governance discourse, Western epistemological colonisation has led us to believe, unquestioningly, that electoral democracy is the only process through which a political system can gain legitimacy. I disagree. China is one country whose political leadership challenges the applicability of democracy in a universal fashion, as an obvious truism. The Chinese Communist Party […]
Foreign Policy
Spain’s PM China Trip: A Cobweb of Politics and Geopolitical Re-alignment
On Sunday April 12th, Spain’s Prime Minister (PM) Pedro Sánchez landed in China for a five days state visit making him the sixth European statesman to do so between December 2025 and April 2026. The leaders coming before him were; Emmanuel Macron of France, Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom (UK), Friedrich Merz of Germany, […]
Foreign Policy
China’s Playbook for Global Industrial Dominance
China’s Qinghai Province hosts the world’s largest solar power plant, Gonghe Talatan Solar Park. Experts claim that at full capacity, it can power a country such as Norway. Sprawling across China’s deserts is not just sand but also vast solar and wind projects. Both the world’s largest solar plants and wind farms are all located […]
Foreign Policy
Merz’s High-Stakes China Balancing Act
In February this year, the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in China. This was his first visit there since taking office, and he’s the latest Western leader seeking to reset ties with Beijing. The trip came amid warnings from German industry of growing competition from China. It is clear that both countries now want to pursue […]