Even as Americans commemorate the pain of the September 11 attacks, at the same time, the Houthis of Yemen, under coordination along the “axis of resistance,” are taking absolute control of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and the entire Yemeni coast of the Red Sea.

It can be said that, through Chiang Kai-shek's thought, Japan's civilizational core has been absorbed, and that while the system called Japan remains in place as an outer shell, the contents of its politics and economy have been turned into those of the Republic of China.

When the charter-signing ceremony for the new maritime coalition opened in Riyadh on July 30, the numbers spoke louder than any speech. Of the 51 nations invited, 43 sent representatives—but only 14 actually signed the final document.

The Iran war, like no other recent event, has exposed the pitfalls of the world’s over-reliance on maritime trade routes. The dysfunctionality of the Strait of Hormuz, on account of the war, has generated a major crisis across the globe in the domains of energy, food, health security and much more.

Amid interruptions of energy flows from the Strait of Hormuz, unsafe transit through the Bab Al Mandab–a chokepoint linking the Red Sea with the Indian Ocean–and question marks over the reliability of Suez canal route - China has officially started shipping cargoes along the icy Northern Sea Route (NSR).

Why have all European media and politicians alike suddenly ganged up to cry an anticipated Ukrainian victory? Why is it so difficult to accept a Russian victory? This article tries to answer these questions in depth.