The Sicilian Expedition: Lessons from an Ancient Disaster | Center for International Maritime Security By Austin McLaughlin The world’s preeminent naval power launched a vast armada west to secure distant allies from a threatening rival. It underestimated the enemy’s resolve. The rival rallied, repelle...

"The Sicilian Expedition: Lessons from an Ancient Disaster", by Austin McLaughlin

#MilitaryHistory #Strategy #GreatPowerCompetition

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Defending Global Order Against China’s Maritime Insurgency, Part 2 | Center for International Maritime Security By Dan White and Hunter Stires Dan White: China’s behavior in the South China Sea, along with efforts to highlight it such as the Philippines Transparency Initiative, and deter it such as the Maritime...

"Defending Global Order Against China’s Maritime Insurgency, Part 2", by Dan White and Hunter Stires

#MaritimeSecurity #GreyZone #GreatPowerCompetition

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Defending Global Order Against China’s Maritime Insurgency – Part 1 | Center for International Maritime Security By Dan White and Hunter Stires The international order has come under immense strain in recent years. Major wars have erupted between the great powers in Ukraine and the Middle East. The U.S.'s top ge...

"Defending Global Order Against China’s Maritime Insurgency – Part 1", by Dan White and Hunter Stires

#GlobalOrder #MaritimeStrategy #GreatPowerCompetition

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WWIII is Here: Why 2026 is the Year the World Ends as We Know It Is the Third World War Already Here? 🌍💥 What if the history books of 2050 record today not as a time of peace, but as the opening act of World War III? 🕵️‍♂️ Most people are waiting for a "Big Bang" declaration, but the reality is much more chilling. In this must-listen episode, we deconstruct how a series of interconnected flashpoints—from the September 11 attacks to the War on Terror—have quietly dismantled the global order. Why this matters now: We explore how the 2008 financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic acted as catalysts for geopolitical instability, fracturing international cooperation and fueling a ruthless great power competition. 📉 Key Highlights You Can’t Miss: - The Blueprint of Chaos: How early 21st-century conflicts set the stage for modern warfare. 🛡️ - Economic Warfare: Why your wallet is on the front lines of the next global struggle. - The 2026 Confrontation: A deep dive into the projected clash between Iran, Israel, and the United States. 🇮🇷🇮🇱🇺🇸 - The Collapse of Order: Why Russia’s annexations in Ukraine are just the beginning of a total geopolitical realignment. This isn’t just a summary of headlines; it’s an investigation into the systemic friction redefining our world. 🌪️ Are we sleepwalking into a catastrophe, or is there still a way out? 🧐 📢 TAKE ACTION: Think we’re overreacting or is the writing on the wall? Share this episode with your most informed friend and subscribe to join the conversation on the future of global conflict. Let’s make sense of the chaos together! 🚀✨  

📣 New Podcast! "WWIII is Here: Why 2026 is the Year the World Ends as We Know It" on @Spreaker #2026conflict #economics #fourthturning #futurehistory #geopolitica #geopolitics #globalorder #globalrisk #greatpowercompetition #history #historybuff #israeliran #multipolarworld #nationalsecurity

America’s Power Play: Trump and the Reverse Kissinger Gamble - Stratheia Analysis of America’s Reverse Kissinger strategy, power rivalry, and global realignment under Trump’s evolving foreign policy vision.

Global strategy today is less about ideals and more about leverage. Economic ties, military partnerships, and diplomacy are all instruments in the struggle for influence.
#ForeignPolicy #EconomicStatecraft #GreatPowerCompetition
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Invisible Chains! - Stratheia Modern power works through pressure not occupation, shaping state decisions, alliances, and sovereignty in an anarchic global system.

Competition for influence continues globally, including strategic balancing against China. Rivalry shapes policy, alliances, and the boundaries of independence.
#GreatPowerCompetition #ChinaStrategy #GlobalRivalry
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#KurdishPolitics
#Kurdistan
#ForeignPolicy
#Geopolitics
#InternationalRelations #MiddleEast #USForeignPolicy #StrategicStudies #PoliticalStrategy #KnowledgeAndPower #GlobalOrder #LiberalInternationalOrder #GreatPowerCompetition

Global Finance Debt Trap Diplomacy - Stratheia Diplomacy debates reveal how governance failures, global competition, and infrastructure finance shape debt distress in developing countries.

As China and the U.S. compete globally, debt diplomacy has become a new arena of strategic rivalry shaping development finance.
#GreatPowerCompetition #DebtDiplomacy #Geopolitics
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#Geopolitics #GreatPowerCompetition #GlobalStrategy #EconomicStatecraft #TradeWars #StrategicCompetition #MultipolarWorld #ChinaInAfrica #BeltAndRoad #InfrastructurePower #PortPolitics #RailwayDiplomacy #DigitalSilkRoad

NATO allies, including France, Germany, and the UK, issue a joint statement standing in "solidarity" with Greenland. This comes in direct response to recent calls from a US figure for the US to "take" Greenland.

#NATO #Greenland #EuropeStandsTogether #Arctic #Diplomacy #GreatPowerCompetition #BRICS

If Venezuela is the world’s dirtiest oil prize, Greenland is the cleanest mineral firewall. One is about energy leverage. The other is about tech dominance and Arctic control.
#GreatPowerCompetition #MineralSecurity

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Control of Venezuela’s reserves would:
– lock down the largest oil supply
– force sales into dollar channels
– cut China off discounted heavy crude
– disrupt Iran’s blending networks
That’s strategy, not ideology.
#EnergyWar #GreatPowerCompetition

9/12

#RMSInternational #RMSThreatForecast #GlobalThreatForecast #RiskIntelligence #StrategicIntelligence #ProtectiveIntelligence #GeopoliticalRisk #GlobalSecurity #GreatPowerCompetition #HybridThreats #StateAndNonStateActors #StrategicStability #CorporateSecurity #EnterpriseRisk #RiskManagement

Somaliland Is No Longer a Diplomatic Endnote This article, “Somaliland Is No Longer A Diplomatic Endnote,” discusses the geopolitical implications of Israel's recognition of Somaliland as an independent state in December 2025, particularly focusing on the challenges this poses for China.

#Israel’s recognition of #Somaliland has reshaped #HornOfAfrica. The move forces #China into strategic dilemma over #Taiwan, #Djibouti & #RedSeaSecurity. @SamirApolitical argues SL's no longer diplomatic endnote—it's now at the center of #GreatPowerCompetition

#GeopoliticalPressure #VenezuelaCrisis #RegimeChangeDebate #HybridOperations #IntelligenceAndPower #CurrencyPolitics #OilAndInfluence #DollarHegemony #Statecraft #StrategicAmbiguity #ManagedInstability #GreatPowerCompetition #Geoeconomics #ForeignPolicyAnalysis #SecurityAndSovereignty

SWO Specialization: Specialize by Platform Groups to Win the High-End Fight, Pt. 1 | Center for International Maritime Security SWO Specialization Week By LCDR JR Dinglasan, USN Introduction  To win the fight against a peer adversary, the navy’s surface warfare officer (SWO) community must display a level of warfighting profic...

CIMSEC SWO Specialization Week

"SWO Specialization: Specialize by Platform Groups to Win the High-End Fight, Pt. 1", by LCDR JR Dinglasan

#surfacewarfare #navalwarfighting #MilitaryReform #greatpowercompetition

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Is Taiwan Worth a World War? China, the United States, and Europe in a Strategic Cost–Benefit Balance in an Era of Confrontation Without Combat M. Brosh, Author of Cassandra's Shadow The possibility that China may carry out the a...

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#Geopolitics #GlobalSecurity #China #Taiwan #USForeignPolicy #Europe #IndoPacific #InternationalRelations #StrategicAnalysis #GlobalOrder #SecurityStudies #GreatPowerCompetition #USChina #Geostrategy #ForeignPolicyAnalysis

Europe Fears It Can't Catch Up in Great Power Competition European leaders have spent years warning that the continent risked falling behind the U.S., China and Russia in the global contest for economic, technological and military dominance, and officials now...

Europe Fears It Can't Catch Up in Great Power Competition #Technology #Other #Geopolitics #GreatPowerCompetition #Europe

📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by Sven Biscop
@egmontinstitute.bsky.social

"Diplomatic Pursuits"

#EuropeanStrategy #EUForeignPolicy #Geopolitics #GreatPowerCompetition #Diplomacy

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉 tinyurl.com/327eszhc

#greatpowercompetition be like:

#geopolitics #USA #China #Europe

Thank you so much to our distinguished guests for the thought-provoking conversation!

#TPI #TechPolicyInstitue #GreatPowerCompetition #DefensePolicy

The question isn’t just how to fight in space—but which model of space power endures. Is the U.S. advantage in commercial dynamism sustainable, or does China’s statist approach offer greater wartime durability?

#greatpowercompetition

4/4

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Iran’s Plan to Abandon GPS is About Much More Than Technology (Aljazeera) - vist.ly/32969 #GPS #GNSS #PNT #Galileo #Infrastructure #Transportation #Jamming #Spoofing #China #GreatPowerCompetition #BeiDou #Geopolitics #DigitalSovereignty #MiddleEast #Iran

🔔 CALL FOR PAPERS — JCRD, Seventh Issue :Artificial Intelligence in a Global Context: Power, Conflict, and Regulation
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#AIRegulation #ArtificialIntelligence #GlobalAI #AIGovernance #InternationalRelations #Geopolitics #GreatPowerCompetition #ChinaUS #DigitalPolicy

Pendant que Chine et Russie surveillent, Boeing décroche le F‑47. Le ciel US devient inatteignable pour un siècle.
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#Science #AerospaceEngineering #F47 #NextGenFighter #AirPowerShift #GreatPowerCompetition

Call For Papers : The Journal of Cross-Regional Dialogues The Journal of Cross-Regional Dialogues (JCRD) is delighted to announce the call for papers for its seventh issue. As an open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal dedicated to transcending Euro-centric viewpoints prevalent in regionalism studies, the journal seeks to foster comprehensive comparative analyses about regionalisation and regional organisations. Our upcoming issue, titled “Artificial Intelligence in a Global Context: Power, Conflict, and Regulation”, aims to explore pressing issues in today’s complex global landscape. We invite scholars and researchers to contribute to this timely academic debate. Below are the key details for submission: Language: English or French. Abstract: between 400 and 500 words, including a theoretical and methodological framework, along with a biography of 100-150 words. Abstract submission deadline: Sepember 1st, 2025. Notification of acceptance: October 1st, 2025. Paper length: between 6000 and 8000 words, excluding bibliography, references, biography, and abstract. Paper submission deadline: March 2026. Submission email: jcrd@uliege.be. All submitted abstracts and papers will undergo a rigorous double-blind peer-review process to ensure academic rigor and quality. For further details on the journal, the issue’s theme, and submission guidelines, please refer to the attached documents (available in English and French). FULL CALL FOR PAPERS Thank you for your consideration and anticipated contributions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- APPEL À CONTRIBUTIONS La Revue des Dialogues Inter-Régionaux (JCRD) a le plaisir d'annoncer l’ouverture de l’appel à contributions pour son septième numéro. En tant que revue scientifique à comité de lecture visant à dépasser la perspective euro-centrique qui caractérise l’étude du régionalisme, notre revue encourage les analyses comparative approfondies sur la régionalisation et les organisations régionales. Le thème de notre prochain numéro, intitulé « Les intelligences artificielles dans un contexte global : pouvoir, conflit et régulation », se donne pour ambition d’explorer les enjeux majeurs de notre paysage mondial actuel. Nous invitons les chercheurs et chercheuses ainsi que les universitaires à contribuer à ce débat académique d'actualité. Veuillez trouver ci-dessous les principales échéances et consignes : Langue : anglaise ou français. Abstract : entre 400 et 500 mots, comprenant une réflexion théorique et méthodologique, et une biographie de 100-150 mots. Échéance pour la soumission de l’abstract : 1er septembre 2025 Notification d’acceptation : 1er octobre 2025. Article : entre 6000 et 8000 mots, hors bibliographie, références, biographie et résume. Échéance pour la soumission de l’article : Mars 2026. Adresse e-mail pour la soumission : jcrd@uliege.be. Tous les abstracts et articles soumis seront évalués par les pairs en double aveugle. Vous trouverez davantage d'informations sur la revue, le sujet du numéro, ainsi que la procédure de soumission dans les documents ci-joints (versions française et anglaise). APPEL À CONTRIBUTIONS DÉTAILLÉ Merci d'avance.

📢 CALL FOR PAPERS for The Journal of Cross-Regional Dialogues : “Artificial Intelligence in a Global Context: Power, Conflict, and Regulation”

#CallForPapers #artificialintelligence #internationalrelations #AIRegulation #greatpowercompetition

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MSC ship aground off Jeddah, likely victim of GPS spoofing - Splash - RNTF Image: Shutterstock What's new: A stark example of the things that can go wrong as a result of spoofing. Why it's important: Spoofing and jamming can

MSC Ship Aground Off Jeddah, Likely Victim of GPS Spoofing (Splash)

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#MSCShip #Jeddah #GPSSpoofing #MaritimeSecurity #Cybersecurity #MaritimeAccident #GPS #GNSS #PNT #Jamming #Spoofing #China #Russia #Houthi #GreatPowerCompetition

Trump’s “Space Force” meets Musk’s satellites. Singer’s book nails it: orbital dominance isn’t sci-fi—it’s how wars are won now. But who regulates space lasers and AI swarms? 🚀💥
#MilitaryTech #GreatPowerCompetition

The potential realignment of global great power politics is becoming an increasingly concern. As the balance of power shifts, longstanding alliances and rivalries are being tested. #GreatPowerCompetition #GlobalPolitics #Realignment

4/5

Critics warn aid cuts jeopardize US national security amid great power competition Experts argue foreign aid cuts won't harm US security, focusing on military and economic strength.

As the U.S. Senate debates the future of foreign aid, experts warn that cuts could weaken America's global influence and create openings for adversaries like China.

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#US #NationalSecurity #ForeignPolicy #WashingtonDCForeignAid #GreatPowerCompetition #CitizenPortal