Geopolitics from below · 02. Juni 2026

SAN RAYMUNDO (GUATEMALA). Located 45 kilometers from Guatemala City, in the rural village of Cerro La Granadilla, extreme poverty forces about half of the population to live on less than one dollar a day. A historical legacy of 36 years of civil war (which caused approximately 200,000 casualties) hinders the country's stability. Despite the 1996 peace accords, indigenous populations have historically been relegated to areas like the highlands: regions forgotten by the state.

China/Indopazifik · 21. Mai 2026

What does it mean to live on a frontline where the Cold War was heard as much as it was seen? From the early 1950s, the Taiwan Strait became a frontline of psychological confrontation, where sound emerged as a powerful medium of cross-strait communication, persuasion, and control. For nearly four decades, broadcasting campaigns between Xiamen and Kinmen produced a sustained sonic confrontation across only a few kilometres of water.

Letters from South Asia · 05. März 2026

Trade conflicts, hybrid warfare, and the rise of neo-plurilateral frameworks are reshaping the global order. Europe and India are now expanding their partnerships in response to the global turbulence, but from different objectives. This article mainly explores the growing Europe-India partnership and the politics of balancing West and anti-West.

China/Indopazifik · 02. März 2026

When a legislator from Kinmen 金門 (Quemoy), Chen Yu-jen 陳玉珍, a Kuomintang representative for the island constituency, recently stated, “I am Fujianese; I was never Taiwanese,” the remark quickly became a political controversy in Taiwan, where questions of national identity remain deeply contested (Liberty Times Net 2026; Formosa TV News Network 2026). Yet for many residents of Kinmen, the statement did not sound radical; it sounded familiar.