China’s Governance Shift: How Xi Jinping Uses Targets to Control the Bureaucracy

China’s Hidden Engine of Power: How Targets Shape Political Control Beneath the slogans of ideology and the symbolism of centralized authority lies a quieter mechanism that has long defined how China is governed: targets. For decades, the Chinese Communist Party has relied on performance indicators to steer the behaviour of officials across its vast administrative … Περισσότερα

Is the Iran War Triggering a “New Yalta”? A Global Power Shift May Already Be Underway

The idea of a “New Yalta” refers to the historic Yalta Conference of 1945, where Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin discussed the post-war order and effectively shaped spheres of influence in Europe. Is the World Heading Toward a New Yalta? What the War With Iran Reveals About the Next Global Power Order … Περισσότερα

“The AI Cold War Has Begun — And Europe May Be the First Casualty”

The AI Cold War Is Already Here — And Europe Is Caught in the Middle The race to dominate artificial intelligence is no longer a tech story. It is a power story. Over the past two years, tensions between the United States and China have shifted from tariffs and semiconductors to algorithms and data sovereignty. … Περισσότερα

“The AI Cold War Has Begun — And Europe May Be the First Casualty”

AI Takeaways 1️⃣ AI is no longer a tech race — it’s a geopolitical arms race.The United States and China are embedding AI into defense, infrastructure and industrial policy. 2️⃣ Europe leads in regulation, not infrastructure.The EU AI Act sets global standards, but investment and compute capacity lag behind US and Chinese scale. 3️⃣ Control … Περισσότερα