The article “Young Americans Aren’t Buying Old Narratives on China” by George Francis Lee (Current Affairs, March 2026) examines a significant generational shift in how China is perceived in the West, moving away from Cold War-era “Red Scare” tropes toward a more pragmatic—and sometimes aesthetic—appreciation. Summary of Key Points The… Read More »Young Americans Aren’t Buying Old Narratives on China
Far side of the moon The lunar landscape is becoming increasingly crowded as the 21st-century space race accelerates. In the last few years, the world has witnessed two distinct but equally impressive models of exploration. On one side, the U.S. continues to push the boundaries of human spaceflight with… Read More »The Moon is Not a Zero-Sum Game: Navigating the New Lunar Era
The Mirage of Might: Why Superiority Fails The ghost of Vietnam continues to haunt American strategy, resurfacing today in the standoff with Iran. The persistent, painful lesson is clear: Overwhelming military force is not a guarantee of strategic victory. 1. The Symmetry Trap In Vietnam, the U.S. fielded the most… Read More »The Lesson America Should Have Learned: Vietnam, Iran, and the Limits of Military Superiority
In the first quarter of 2026, international observers are describing a “structural rupture” in the global perception of economic leadership. The narrative emerging across media, think tanks, and policy circles suggests that China is no longer merely matching U.S. power—it is increasingly viewed as the more “stable” and “trustworthy” partner.… Read More »The 2026 Economic Shift: Trust, Power, and Pragmatism in a Divided Order
Mosaic Defense (Defa-e Mozaiki) is a decentralized military doctrine specifically engineered to ensure that Iran can continue to fight a “war without a center.” It is built on the premise that in a conflict with a superior power like the U.S. or Israel, the central command in Tehran will likely… Read More »Iran’s Mosaic Defense
In the intricate machinery of the 2026 global economy, energy is the fundamental variable—”economic activity is energy transformed.” While conventional wisdom suggests that a nation’s vulnerability to oil supply shocks is strictly a function of its import dependency, the reality is far more nuanced. Despite the United States’ status as… Read More »The Paradox of Plenty: Why U.S. Economic Sensitivity to Oil Outstrips China’s
The escalating confrontation between the United States, Israel, and Iran in 2025–2026 has revived a long-standing debate in international relations: what constitutes strategic success in modern warfare, and whose definition of security ultimately matters. Scholars such as John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt—both leading voices of realist theory—argue that the current… Read More »The Iran Crisis Through Competing Worldviews
This video, probably generated with AI, from China Global Watch provides an analysis of how China’s technological support is fundamentally altering Iran’s military capabilities, effectively challenging the traditional military dominance of Western powers in the Middle East. Core Strategic Shift The video argues that the current geopolitical disruption is not… Read More »Why China’s Tech Is Turning Iranian Missiles & Drones into the West’s Worst Nightmare
In every democracy, political truth is contested. Leaders exaggerate, opponents accuse them of deception, and the public is left to sort through competing narratives. Yet the intensity of the debate surrounding the presidency of Donald Trump reflects something deeper than ordinary political spin. It reveals a growing tension between democratic… Read More »Truth, Power, and the Strain on American Credibility
Image: Mehaniq / shutterstock.com Despite the US’s ongoing “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran and its earlier kidnapping of Venezuelan leader Maduro, which have crippled the international order, preparations are underway for President Trump’s scheduled trip to China from March 31 to April 2, 2026. Trump last visited China in November… Read More »Trump’s China Trip: Aiming for Deliverables – Article by Zhiqun Zhu
