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Beijing is not merely building reactors. It is structuring an energy system capable of supporting artificial intelligence, advanced industry and technological autonomy, while reducing its economy’s exposure to the risks of international energy supply chains.

twenty-first century is marked by a progressive transformation in the distribution of international power, by the intensification of competition among major powers, and by the emergence of new centers of economic, technological, and strategic influence. This article analyzes the implications of this reconfiguration for Africa through three levels of analysis in International Relations: domestic, regional, and systemic.

polarization has reached a point where even the defense of relatively elementary national interests is interpreted through the lens of ideological conflict. If Lula defends a particular international position, some people feel compelled to reject it simply because Lula was the one who defended it

From Security Cooperation to the Construction of a Multipolar Order, with Iran as the New Test of Power Twenty-five years ago, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation was still merely a relatively discreet regional structure, born out of the security concerns of China, Russia, and the Central Asian republics. Its main focus was on borders, terrorism, separatism, and the stability of a region that had long been regarded as peripheral by the Western powers. Today, its weight is

The Russian-Ukrainian conflict is going through, in 2026, a phase marked by the consolidation of a war of attrition, in which the ability to sustain military operations, replenish personnel, and exhaust the adversary’s resources has acquired increasing importance.

The United States has been pressuring South Korea to contribute to efforts aimed at restoring freedom of navigation in the Strait, which is considered strategic for the international flow of oil, natural gas, and other commodities. The Donald Trump administration has made it clear that it expects greater participation from its allies, and South Korea occupies a particularly relevant position because it is one of Asia’s largest industrial economies

The accelerated expansion of data centers and artificial intelligence is therefore creating a specific sector with high energy demand, in which natural gas tends to occupy an increasingly strategic position. This occurs because digital infrastructures operate 24 hours a day and demand high levels of reliability, frequency stability, and power availability.

On January 3, 2026, in less than three hours, American special forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in Caracas, before transferring them to a federal prison in New York. Never before had a sitting head of State been removed from his palace to be incarcerated and tried by the justice system of another country.

In the first weeks of September 2025, Kathmandu and several other cities in Nepal were the scene of massive demonstrations — led mostly by young people from "Generation Z" — protesting against a government action to block social media platforms.

Brazil has taken the first step toward issuing, for the first time, public debt securities in the Chinese financial market. Until now, Brazil's international bond issuances have been concentrated primarily in U.S. dollars and, more recently, in euros. Now, the government intends to access the Chinese capital market directly and raise funds in yuan, China's currency.

The United States and China no longer consider artificial intelligence solely as a high-value-added economic sector, but as a matter of national sovereignty, industrial competitiveness, security, and geopolitical leadership. The race for the dominance of algorithms increasingly resembles the great technological competitions of the 20th century

This July, the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting took place in the Philippines at a time when the bloc is simultaneously facing pressure from the growing rivalry between the United States and China, Russia's increasing engagement with the region, the economic repercussions of the war involving Iran, and rising tensions in the South China Sea.

The French diaspora holds vast strategic potential that remains underutilized by the state due to a lack of geopolitical vision and a purely administrative focus. While powers like India and Israel successfully mobilize global networks to boost economics, technology, and international influence, France neglects the highly qualified human capital of its expatriates. The current challenge is to transform this scattered presence into a global power projection infrastructure in a

When we think of horror, it is common to imagine haunted houses, demons, monstrous creatures, and supernatural forces that defy human understanding. For decades, these figures occupied a central position in the collective imagination, representing what was unknown, inexplicable and, therefore, frightening.

Democracy will not die at the hands of a general, nor will it be buried by a classic coup d'état. There will be no tanks in the streets, no abrupt shutdown of parliaments, no immediate suspension of constitutions. Twenty-first-century democracy dies in a much more subtle, sophisticated, and therefore far more dangerous way: it dies at the hands of its own citizens, who are convinced they are defending it.

The Popular Front occupies a unique place in French political, social, and cultural history. Rather than a simple electoral coalition bringing together the SFIO socialists, communists, and radicals around Léon Blum, it represents a moment of historical breakthrough in which the working classes achieved full political and social recognition. In just a few months, between 1936 and 1938, the Popular Front permanently transformed the relations between labor, capital, and the Stat

In addition to mourning, the ritualistic performance of Ashura (the tenth day of the month Muharam) operates through the so-called Karbala Paradigm by constantly reupdating the foundational narrative where a numerically inferior force chooses sacrifice and death over submission to an oppressive tyrant.

In June 2026, Belarus intensified its strategic support for Russia's war effort, expanding cooperation in military infrastructure, logistics, economy, and defense. Although Minsk continues to avoid direct troop involvement in combat, this deepening of joint actions significantly strengthens Moscow's campaign. Recent movements indicate that the country is gradually preparing to take on an even more active role in the conflict.

Historically, the United States has used Hollywood, music, universities, and sports as instruments of international projection. Yet the 2026 World Cup exposes a contradiction: while the country seeks to present itself as the host of the world’s greatest sporting spectacle, the Trump administration has intensified policies associated with hard power, particularly in the field of immigration.