5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (310+ words) For centuries, global trade has worshipped at the altar of maritime routes. Today, that system is being dismantled by asymmetric warfare and geopolitical gridlock. The world is witnessing a forced transition from the “Sea Power” of Alfred Mahan to the…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (462+ words) Oil prices are the story everyone is watching. The fertilizer shock, the packaging crunch and the aluminum supply squeeze are the stories that will hit companies hardest—and almost nobody is talking about them. What makes this dangerous is the…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (213+ words) By Observer Research Foundation Yet challenges remain. Mining projects face environmental opposition, Indigenous rights concerns, long permitting timelines, and high costs. Processing capacity remains heavily concentrated in China. Even among allies, industrial interests often diverge. The United States remains too…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1259+ words) crossroads of the South Pacific and is the natural logistics hub for everything moving between Australia,...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1767+ words) Up until about 0630 UTC on Feb. 28, air traffic over the Gulf and the wider region was operating normally. The usual streams of aircraft heading to and from Asia were converging over the Strait of Hormuz, joining or leaving the conveyor…...

4+ mon, 12+ hour ago   (203+ words) By Dr. Rajaram Panda and Upasha Kumari In order to mitigate the concerns of Australian companies, the Albanese government has plans to provide support of $1.3 billion ($937 million) to critical mineral projects with Japanese involvement, creating the potential to supply Japan…...

7+ mon, 6+ day ago   (168+ words) The distribution of aid in Sudan is in jeopardy. To tackle these obstacles, solutions such as collaborations with civil society, formalised agreements for aid, and balanced negotiations must be considered and successfully implemented to provide the Sudanese people with the…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (535+ words) By Dr. Nejat Tamzok The past century was, in every sense, an era of fossil fuels; the primary axis of global geopolitics was mapped along oil and natural gas pipelines. However, as we move past the first quarter of the…...

4+ mon, 1+ day ago   (339+ words) By Dr. Rajaram Panda and Upasha Kumari This analysis examines the significance of Takaichi’s twin visits to Vietnam and Australia in two parts. The first part focuses on Vietnam. In April, Takaichi had announced a new cooperation framework with Asian…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (561+ words) One of the most overlooked fundamental issues in Turkey’s industrial history is the inability to pass down accumulated knowledge and experience to future generations in a sustainable way. The primary loss is rarely just the physical closure of a facility....