Oil Shock: Sanctions on Russia’s Giants Spark Global Ripple
In a sharp shift in policy, the Donald Trump administration has imposed sweeping sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil producers, Rosneft and Lukoil, triggering immediate shockwaves in global energy markets and adding fresh fuel to geopolitical tensions.The move marks the first time in Trump’s second term that Ukraine-related sanctions have directly targeted Russia’s oil industry. […]
Taipei Accelerates Missile-Shield Plan as Beijing Battleships Close the Strait
In a sharp escalation of cross-strait tensions, the government of Taiwan has moved to fast-track the development of a multi-layered air-defence system amid repeated incursions by China’s military forces into the surrounding seas and airspace. Meanwhile, Beijing’s recent drills and rhetoric have sparked fresh concern about the risk of a major crisis in the Taiwan […]
