Geostrategy

Feature | Geostrategy

December 22nd, 2025

Export controls: The making of a political instrument

China’s leadership has cultivated and refined this lever of power for decades. Why did it choose to deploy it precisely this year?

By Angela Köckritz

Opinion | Energy security

October 29th, 2025

Europe’s ban on Russian gas risks replacing one dependency with another

Europe’s decision to ban Russian gas is a historic shift. But as Donald Trump links energy exports to trade and foreign policy concessions, the EU risks replacing one form of dependence with another.

By Thijs Van de Graaf

News | Geostrategy

October 12th, 2025

North Korea: Xi Jinping wants to strengthen relations

China is willing to expand its relations with North Korea in order to strengthen strategic cooperation in international and regional affairs. China’s head of state and party leader Xi Jinping wrote this in a letter to Kim Jong Un.

By Ning Wang