4+ hour, 38+ min ago  (143+ words) Regarding Malaysia, with a population of around 34-35 million and divided into two major regions (continental Malaysia and East Malaysia), the government announced the reduction of the individual monthly quota for 300 liters of subsidized oil. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who is…...

2+ hour, 53+ min ago  (764+ words) Geopolitical Monitor Italy Opts for Turkey's Bayraktar TB3 for First Carrier Launched Drones On March 25, the Chief of the Italian Navy, Vice Admiral Giuseppe Berutti Bergotto, appeared before the Italian Senate's Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee for his first parliamentary hearing…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (214+ words) A key factor that typically remains outside analytical focus is that Vladimir Putin reportedly does not use the internet and receives his information exclusively through prepared folders. This gives rise to a unique vulnerability: whoever controls the flow of information…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (226+ words) Yet the strategic ramifications of this expanding regional conflict'set against a backdrop of rising geopolitical tensions from Ukraine to the Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia'do not reflect the systemic conditions that produced past world wars, but those of multipolar…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (348+ words) The war that began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28 has expanded into a regional contest in which Gulf Cooperation Council states are both targets and potential belligerents. Iran has retaliated across the region and has used pressure on…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago  (355+ words) Antimony, a silvery-grey metalloid with applications spanning ammunition, flame retardants, and lead-acid batteries, has become the most acutely disrupted critical mineral in the current cycle of great power competition. China's announcement of export licensing requirements in August 2024, followed by an…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (383+ words) Although Indonesia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs later clarified that Jakarta does not recognize the nine-dash line, the wording of the joint statement nevertheless provides Beijing with an opportunity to frame the episode as tacit regional acceptance of its claims. Furthermore,…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (517+ words) Wars often reshape perceptions of power as much as they change realities on the battlefield. The conflict now unfolding around Iran may prove to be such a moment for the United States. Washington and its allies retain overwhelming military superiority....

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (253+ words) Control in card payments is layered across schemes and rules, processing, wallets and interfaces, and merchant acceptance, with the wallet layer emerging as the key chokepoint. First, schemes and rules. Card schemes define the commercial and technical rule book: who…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (559+ words) The impacts of Hormuz closure are not evenly distributed, especially in the short to medium term. Some states, particularly those most dependent on Arab Gulf oil and gas flows, would witness the economic pressures within days and weeks. Others might…...