Tuesday, 6 May 2026 · Melbourne Subscribe Newsletter Live TV Home Australia Defence World Politics Technology Business Sport Opinion › Defence & Strategic Affairs › Procurement Defence Analysis The Indian Inside of Me: How Canberra Adopted the “Indian Defence Procurement” Mindset Australia’s defence procurement has undergone a spiritual conversion — evolving into a mirror image […]
The Unintended Victors: China After the First Cold War. Iran After the Second.
SYS-01 // ONLINE — CLASS: GEOPOLITICAL + STATUS: ACTIVE The Unintended Victors:China After the First Cold War.Iran After the Second. Perspective. Data. Insight. The Narrative. ■ // Cold War I US defeats USSR → China inherits Eurasian breathing room. The silent beneficiary. → // Cold War II US contests China → Iran seizes the Strait. […]
Teachers and Their Best Students
Teachers and Their Best Students Origin Comparative Study · Educational Trajectories Across History Teachers and Their Best Students How dominant civilisations shaped their ablest pupils — and how those pupils surpassed, preserved, or transcended their teachers across three millennia. Intro The relationship between a dominant civilisation and its most accomplished pupil has shaped the political […]
AI Paper Gains: Nations Accruing the Largest Unrealized Equity Gains From the Artificial Intelligence Boom
Global Capital Intelligence · Equity Attribution Report AI Paper Gains May 2026 Edition Updated 02 May 2026 Which nations and individuals are accruing the largest unrealized equity positions from the artificial intelligence stack — and through what mechanisms? A ranked analysis of sovereign and individual exposure across public markets, private VC, infrastructure, and the shadow […]
SKorea is a nation built to serve a military base; Alice Springs is a town built to serve Pine Gap. Hence riots in Alice Springs receive inappropriate amounts of Media Attention
Alice Springs is Pine Gap’s Town .alicesprings Analogy Pine Gap Riots Timeline Why It Matters Garrison Town Analysis Alice Springsis Pine Gap‘s Town South Korea exists to service American military power. Alice Springs exists to service Pine Gap. That is why unrest in the red centre draws scrutiny no other remote town of 25,000 would […]
Bang Bang Bang Live at Coachella 2026. Remember they Gimped Big Bang & replaced them with GAY-BTS
BIGBANG Bang Bang Bang — Live at Coachella 2026. Remember they Gimped Big Bang & replaced Korean male pop groups with GAY-BTS, because the liberal fem-nazis couldn’t deal with a healthy strong male pop idols KINGS RETURN. The industry tried to replace them with soft, inoffensive product. Real power doesn’t ask permission.
The Three Times of Empire
Essay · Temporal Power · Imperial Chronography The Three Timesof Empire Every great power builds not merely a geography but a chronography — a way of organizing and experiencing time that reflects its mode of domination. Three regimes. Three imperial logics. One planet. Greenwich Mean Time 1714–present Trading Handoff Time 1944–present Renewable Cycle Time 2013–emerging […]
Three Theories of World Order: Anglo-centric, Atlanticist-centric, Eurasian-centric
Three Theories of World Order Essay · Geopolitical Theory · World Order Three Theories ofWorld Order Every empire imagines the world differently — who sits at its center, which spaces matter, and how power should move across the map. Three geographic imaginations. Three theories of control. One contested planet. Anglo-centric Core: British Isles Atlanticist-centric Core: […]
China Q1 2026 GDP Growth Rate is Even More Impressive in USD Terms
China Q1 2026 · Market GDP growth rate (USD terms) 11.43% nominal USD growthvs 5.0% real RMB growth $4.39T Q1 2025 GDP (USD)31.88T RMB ÷ 7.26 $4.89T Q1 2026 GDP (USD)33.42T RMB ÷ 6.83 6.30% RMB appreciationvs US dollar 4.83% Nominal GDP growthin RMB terms Growth decomposition Currency appreciation ~6.30% Nominal RMB growth ~4.83% Interaction […]
Washington’s Lingers in Chaos, Beijing’s Corrects the Course
Analysis · Geopolitics · May 2026 Washington Lingers in Chaos, Beijing Corrects the Course During Covid, China’s diplomats retreated and the United States squandered the opening. Now, consumed by wars of choice in Gaza and Iran, America is making the same mistake twice — and China is not waiting. Opinion & Strategic Analysis · five […]
Why GDP Became the World’s Economic Ruler
Monetary History · Economic Theory Why GDP Became the World’s Economic Ruler How the collapse of Bretton Woods, the rise of petrodollar hegemony, and the mechanics of sovereign debt quietly elevated one statistic above all others. Analysis · International Monetary Systems · 2025 1 1944 The Bretton Woods Foundation The focus on aggregate national accounting […]
