Energy & Resources
Africa imported 15 GW of solar panels from China in a single year, a 60% surge that is more than an energy trend. Distributed renewables are reshaping sovereignty and geopolitics, showing how power—electric and political—can be more evenly shared.
Energy & Resources
China’s lithium and clean energy march offer the world real alternatives to U.S. oil dominance. Distributed power is shifting energy politics—beginning with Africa and beyond.
Geopolitics & Power
China may be plateauing in Western perception, but in the Global South, energy, infrastructure, and trade outreach still build influence. Here’s why soft power is now two-tiered.
Geopolitics & Power
As presidents from China to Iran meet in Tianjin, optics matter: the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is Eurasia’s venue for strategic alignment, not Western geopolitics. Here’s why that counts.