Kaikkien aikojen kallein sotalaiva poistui Lähi-idästä ja kärsii nyt monista ongelmista Yhdysvaltain laivaston USS Gerald R. Ford on rikkomassa pisimmän lentotukialuskomennuksen ennätyksen sitten Vietnamin sodan. Pitkä komennus on pakottanut aluksen miehistön improvisoimaan.

Kaikkien aikojen kallein sotalaiva poistui Lähi-idästä ja kärsii nyt monista ongelmista

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Beyond the ‘Donroe Doctrine’ - Stratheia China and Russia counter U.S. unilateralism by advancing a multipolar, UN-centered global order amid rising geopolitical instability.

China and Russia frame themselves as defenders of the UN Charter, challenging U.S. unilateralism and what they describe as “revisionist” disruptions to the international order.
#UNCharter #InternationalOrder #GreatPowerPolitics
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Balochistan’s internal grievances are no longer just a domestic issue—they have become a strategic vulnerability amid China–US–India great power competition.
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Xi–Trump Diplomacy and Strategic Coexistence in a Multipolar Order An analysis of Xi–Trump diplomacy, Sino-Russian coordination, and strategic coexistence without trust in today’s great-power competition.

📰 Strategic Coexistence Without Trust

Xi–Trump–Putin diplomacy shows rivalry managed, not resolved. Calibrated signals, hedging, and firm red lines—on Taiwan, Russia, Iran—define a fragile equilibrium without trust.

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Thucydides warned us: power fails not from weakness, but from impatience. Today’s great powers rush, escalate, and exhaust their advantages instead of preserving them.
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Norms & Hypocrisy: Defending the order or undermining it? - Stratheia U.S. containment of China and the Arctic exposes contradictions between defending global order and pursuing strategic control.

China’s challenge to the U.S. isn’t military—it’s structural. Trade, infrastructure, and diplomacy are reshaping influence in America’s backyard.
#GreatPowerPolitics #Geoeconomics #StrategicCompetition
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The End of NEW START and the Need for Strategic Realism - Stratheia NEW START’s expiry exposes the limits of bilateral arms control amid Russian violations, China’s nuclear rise, and shifting global deterrence.

Arms control fails when politics fracture cooperation. NEW START shows the paradox: treaties matter most during crises, yet function least when tensions peak.
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Sooner or Later, the War is Coming - Stratheia Rising US–Iran tensions, military signaling, and failed diplomacy risk triggering conflict with severe regional and global consequences.

The Iran–US standoff is no longer regional. With China and Russia deepening ties with Tehran, the crisis reflects a broader great power rivalry.
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Energy as Geopolitics: U.S.-China-India Contestation over Russian Oil - Stratheia Russian oil reshapes global energy geopolitics as the U.S., China, and India compete over sanctions, security, and strategic advanta

China’s discounted Russian oil strategy strengthens energy security—but deepens strategic alignment with Moscow.
#ChinaRussia #EnergyStrategy #GreatPowerPolitics
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From an "America First" approach to weakened alliances and rising great-power rivalry, U.S. security policy shapes global stability far beyond Washington.
📺 Great Power Webinar – In Focus:
Trump's National Security Strategy(NSS)
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2025 exposed the gap between India’s strategic autonomy rhetoric and the realities of great power competition.
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Great Power Webinar
📅 Date and Time: Saturday, 31 January, 8:00–9:30 PM Philippine, 7:00 AM Boston, and 1:00 PM CET Berlin
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Book Review - Waste Land: A World in Permanent Crisis - Stratheia Robert Kaplan’s Waste Land reads the 21st century through Weimar’s collapse, crowds, and cultural erosion.

Kaplan sees US, Russian, and Chinese decline less in territory than in culture, seriousness, and institutional correction.
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Venezuela’s Oil and the Geopolitical Crucible of the 21st Century - Stratheia US intervention in Venezuela exposes oil-driven geopolitics, great power rivalry, and the risks of reviving coercive regime change models.

Invoking the Monroe Doctrine, Washington signalled its intent to dominate the Western Hemisphere and counter China’s growing influence in Venezuela.
#MonroeDoctrine #GreatPowerPolitics #USChinaRivalry
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Pakistan’s Foreign Policy in an Age of Constraints and Choices - Stratheia Pakistan’s foreign policy balances ideology, security and geo-economics amid multipolar pressures, economic and regional complexity.

From China and the US to Iran and Saudi Arabia, Pakistan’s diplomacy reflects the pressures of managing competing regional and global interests.
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Stellar interview yesterday with Greenland Minister of Mineral Resources Minister Naaja Nathanielsen regarding the current situation for Greenland. Today's trilateral meeting could be defining moment. #Greenland #ArcticGovernance #GreatPowerPolitics #InternationalLaw www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTDF...

The QUAD, Indian Hegemony, and Bangladesh’s Strategic Challenges - Stratheia The QUAD reshapes Southeast Asia’s security landscape and indirectly amplifies India’s leverage over Bangladesh’s economy and strategic space.

For Southeast Asia, QUAD capacity comes with strategic pressure, not neutrality.
#SoutheastAsia #StrategicAutonomy #GreatPowerPolitics
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Dawn of Drone Warfare: Ukraine’s Spider Web Operation - Stratheia Operation Spider Web reveals how low-cost drones and internal strikes are reshaping great-power military dominance.

The age of expensive missiles dominating the battlefield is fading. Mass, low-cost drones are rewriting deterrence and exposing the vulnerabilities of great powers.
#Deterrence #LowCostDrones #GreatPowerPolitics
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Through CPEC and diplomatic engagement, Pakistan can play a constructive role amid rising China–US competition in the Indo-Pacific and South Asia.
By Dr Ejaz Hussain

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Pakistan’s Strategic Role As A Diplomatic Bridge Amid China–US Rivalry And Tensions Pakistan leverages historical ties and strategic location to navigate China–US rivalry, acting as a diplomatic bridge for regional stability and cooperation

Pakistan leverages its strategic location and balanced relations with China and the US to facilitate dialogue and promote regional stability.
By Dr Ejaz Hussain

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Neo-conservatives’ Policies in the Middle East - Stratheia An analysis of how neoconservative influence and the Israel lobby shaped U.S. wars in the Middle East, defying ethical and legal norms.

For over a century, great powers have turned the Middle East into a battleground. Today, neoconservative interests and Israel’s strategic ambitions continue to dictate U.S. interventions.
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Australia's strategic choices in a fragmenting global order With Trump 2.0, the global order is changing and changing rapidly.

Trump’s return has shattered the illusion of a rules-based order. As great powers cut deals, Australia risks strategic irrelevance by clinging to outdated assumptions, writes Geoff Raby.
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#GreatPowerPolitics ♟️ China’s Wang Yi to EU: “We cannot accept Russian defeat”

🇨🇳 China keeps Russia alive. 🇺🇸 USA limits Ukraine aid. Sacrifice Ukraine for rivalry.

🇪🇺 Europe must rise with Ukraine - strengthening our heart and sword.

🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine

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#GreatPowerPolitics ♟️ Ukraine - entire nation reduced to pawn.

ℹ️ Sources: “We cannot accept Russian defeat” - Wang Yi

🇨🇳 China keeps Russia alive. 🇺🇸 USA limits Ukraine aid. Both sacrifice Ukraine for rivalry.

🇪🇺 Europe must rise with Ukraine - strengthening our heart and sword.

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16/20 Stubb argues Europe must understand Trump's 19th-century great-power worldview: "We need to convince him Russia isn't a great power—economically smaller than Italy, militarily stalled."

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Feeling the brunt, Zelenskyy announced that he was ready for ceasefire negotiations with Russia, prompting the US to restore military and intelligence support. This puts Ukraine's sovereignty in question and might signal the return of #greatpowerpolitics.