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Egypt: Davos 2026 and the Reshaping of the International Order: The Trump–El-Sisi Summit

Jinghong Chen - January 31, 2026. Published in Ahram Online

[The Trump–El-Sisi summit at Davos 2026] is also a test of the extent to which American pragmatism can align with Egyptian strategic constants.

Nigeria: Electricity Will Decide the AI Race

Robin Koerner - November 4, 2025. Published in The Guardian

Zimbabwe: What the West Doesn’t Understand about China’s Growing Military Might

Robin Koerner - August 24, 2025. Published in The Herald

Military planners in the United States have mobilized new resources to contain China, expand alliance structures, and accelerate an arms build-up.

Zimbabwe: China Challenges America’s AI Dominance

Robin Koerner - August 23, 2025. Published in The Herald

The U.S. continues to pursue a strategy grounded in maintaining technological dominance through restriction and exclusion.

Brazil: Trump’s Tariffs Anger the World – But Betting against America’s A.I. Juggernaut Risks Economic Oblivion

Robin Koerner - August 14, 2025. Published in The Rio Times

The convergence of U.S. protectionist trade policy and unparalleled tech infrastructure investments is creating new global dependencies—and forcing nations to make tough choices.

Japan: Trump Must Not Be Allowed To Insert Ideology into AI Responses

Robin Koerner - August 5, 2025. Published in The Asahi Shimbun

The Trump administration wants to accelerate technology and infrastructure development through deregulation and increased investment.

Australia: The US and China Will Go Head-to-Head in the Battle To Bring about Artificial General Intelligence

Rejeanne Lacroix - July 28, 2025. Published in ABC News Australia

China: US Chip Restrictions Backfiring

Robin Koerner - July 2, 2025. Published in China Daily

Australia: Trump ‘Floods the Zone’ with Bizarre AI Video of Future Gaza Where He Is King

Rejeanne Lacroix - February 26, 2025. Published in Sydney Morning Herald

South Africa: Trump’s Color-Blind America: A Dangerous Illusion for People of Color

Robin Koerner - February 11, 2025. Published in Mail and Guardian

Racism in America is not a relic of the past; it is a lived reality for millions.

Turkey: Trump’s Stargate, Biden’s Tier List and the Wake of the Techno-Polar World

Robin Koerner - February 4, 2025. Published in Daily Sabah

France: Responding to the US Tech Offensive

Robin Koerner - January 27, 2025. Published in Le Monde

Europe will find it hard to compete with the $500 billion investment in artificial intelligence announced by Donald Trump.

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