(Analysis) China’s 2025 Military Parade: Progress, Ambition, and Strategic Implications

China’s 2025 military parade showcased its progress in modernization and self-sufficiency. Exploring implications for partnerships, arms markets, and regional security, and beyond.

Suspension No More? Hong Kong Extradition Shift Under Fire

n 2019, Hong Kong’s proposed extradition bill sparked months of mass protests and marked the beginning of a profound shift in the city’s political landscape. A year later, Beijing’s imposition of the National Security Law was widely viewed in London as a breach of the Sino–British Joint Declaration, which had guaranteed Hong Kong a high degree of autonomy.

The rise of Morocco as an industrial Hub: opportunities and challenges

With its strategic location, natural resources and cheap labour force, Morocco is drawing major foreing investments in automotive manufacturing and EV batteries. But as Chinese capitals grow, complications with Western partners arise in an era of renewed protectionism.

Tension Beneath Taiwan Strait: The Growing Threat to Undersea Cable Security 

As undersea cables emerge as a new front in grey zone conflict, Taiwan faces mounting risks to its digital lifelines. The implications of these sabotages, China’s possible strategic intent, and considers what Taiwan can do to strengthen its cable security.

Today Ukraine, Tomorrow Taiwan? Trump 2.0 and Taiwan’s Bargaining “CHIP”?

TSMC’s U.S. expansion sparks debate over Taiwan’s strategic leverage. Is its semiconductor dominance a safeguard—or a bargaining chip in U.S. foreign policy?

(Analysis) Chips and Power: How TSMC Navigates Geopolitical Tensions

This analysis explores TSMC’s strategic position in the global semiconductor value chain. It also examines the broader implications for semiconductor industry and security.

The Deteriorating Sino-Dutch Relations

The trade relations between the Netherlands and China are currently being threatened by the Netherlands priority of national security as well as the US-China trade war. National security concerns and geopolitical conditions can and are shaping the semiconductor industry of the world.