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Ricardo Martins

PhD in Sociology with specialisation in EU policies and international relations

Trump in Beijing: Xi Jinping’s Lesson on Power, Taiwan, and the New Balance of Power

Behind the ceremonial diplomacy and promises of trade deals, the Beijing summit exposed a deeper geopolitical reality: China now negotiates with the United States on equal terms, with confidence and strategic patience. Xi Jinping’s real objective was not economic but to make one point unmistakably clear to Donald Trump — Taiwan remains China’s ultimate red line, and Washington no longer holds the same leverage it once believed it had.

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The EU Grotesque Farce of Sanctioning Individual Israeli Settlers in the West Bank

The EU’s diplomacy has felt the weight of having basically the whole world against its double-standard application of international law and its own values and the accusations of being complicit in genocide and the brutal West Bank-Israel colonialism.

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Lula, Trump, and the Geopolitics of Rare Earths: Brazil’s Position Between Washington and Beijing

Beneath the diplomatic protocol of Lula’s recent visit to Washington lay a strategic contest over rare-earth resources, the ongoing U.S.-China rivalry, and Brazil’s efforts to leverage geopolitical competition for national advantage ahead of the upcoming presidential election.

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A Security Pact in the Middle East, Behind America's Back
Part 2

Ricardo Martins

A Security Pact in the Middle East, Behind America's Back
Part 1

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Lebanon’s Peace Without Paris: US and Israeli Strategies Reshape Diplomatic Dynamics and Raise Questions of Balance and Legitimacy

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Rising Tensions Between Israel and Türkiye: From Strategic Partnership to Manufactured Rivalry

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Taiwan Opposition Leader's Visit to Mainland China: Peace Mission with a Political Purpose

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