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Raven Jiang

F-35 vs J-35: the US-China fighter jet contest

China's J-35 is more than a new stealth fighter. It represents Beijing's attempt to challenge the global dominance of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II.

Marco Mossad 16 May 2026
Pete Reynolds

Amid US-China competition in the Gulf, there is room for cooperation

The Strait of Hormuz has emerged as a fragile space of competitive geopolitical coexistence between the US and China. But it should be carefully managed.

Charbel Barakat 15 May 2026
Efi Chalikopoulou

Trump-Xi summit: trade tops the agenda in Beijing

China and the United States have a chance to clinch some economic win-win deals this week, provided politics does not get in the way

Mohamed Sharki 15 May 2026
Eduardo Ramon

US-China summit: this time, Xi sets the agenda

Washington and Beijing have much to discuss during Donald Trump's visit. As they meet, both presidents will find that they are playing with different hands.

Shirley Ze Yu 14 May 2026
Chiara Vercesi

The US-Iran war confirms China’s four worst fears

As US strikes dismantle Iran's regime and Venezuela's leadership, Beijing confronts energy strangulation, chokepoint vulnerability, regime decapitation, and the shattering of Xi's multipolar ambitions

Shirley Ze Yu 18 March 2026
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AI in 2026: from performance to power and privilege

Going forward, the key question won't be what AI can do, but how we will power it and who will be granted the privilege of working alongside it

Omar Harkous 01 January 2026
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The NSS reflects the growing utility of technology

Those with the most advanced chips and algorithms can integrate them into their military infrastructure to create a potent fighting machine. As a key White House document shows, the race is on.

Marco Mossad 27 December 2025
AFP / Al Majalla

Trump’s bipolar vision misreads a multipolar world

Suggestions of a 'G2' risks overestimating America and China's ability to reorganise the world

Shirley Ze Yu 22 November 2025
Jason Lyon

Could China gatecrash the US-Gulf AI wedding?

America offers the technology and the know-how, while the Gulf brings the capital and the energy, but are the Gulf states putting all their AI eggs in the US basket?

Shirley Ze Yu 09 August 2025
The 90-day trade truce is seen in Beijing as but a brief pause to recalibrate strategy in a longer-term Cold War-style rivalry. Ewan White

US–China trade truce is a pause for breath in a new Cold War

Donald Trump's tariff blitz was matched by China, so the two quickly agreed a temporary truce in Geneva. Yet the clock is ticking on this pause, which will not be long enough to fix all the issues.

Shirley Ze Yu 06 June 2025
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Border security and cooperation with Washington

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The G7 grapples with the politics of AI access

23 June 2026

As advanced AI models become strategic assets, the G7 is confronting difficult questions of access, dependence, and control

Marco Mossad
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The fall of Keir Starmer

23 June 2026

His timid reign served as a how-not-to guide in the exercise of power

 John Kampfner
the app of the betting company Bet Nacional is displayed on a smartphone showing a match of the Brazilian national football championship open for betting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 2 October 2024. MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP
Business & Economy

The World Cup and the meteoric rise of sports betting

24 June 2026

As sports gambling becomes a multibillion-dollar global business, fuelled by   digital technology and regulatory change, its influence is extending far beyond the pitch 

Abdel-Rahman Ayas
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Football and art: fusing a popular sport with culture

22 June 2026

Artists use paintings, sculpture, murals, and digital designs to iconise, idolise, and mythologise football culture in a language understood by all

Mimoza Al-Arrawi

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