N°21
Beijing pivot, Hormuz trap, Taipei breach: the week where three red lines moved
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The week's three acts
01What divides — free02Under the radar — weak signals03What we bet — predictionsAct 1Free · open access
What divides
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Beijing Reasserts Itself as Global Diplomatic Hub
2 presidential visits to Beijing in 8 days — Trump on May 12, Putin on May 18
Two presidential visits in eight days have converged the world's attention: Trump in Beijing on May 12 for the century's summit, Putin in Beijing on May 18. Xi Jinping has received Washington and Moscow without signing a firm alignment with either side. European chancelleries describe this sequence as the first restoration since 2018 of Chinese centrality in negotiating major issues (Iran, Taiwan, Ukraine, AI). Meanwhile, Moscow and Beijing reaffirm their intention to cooperate on the military applications of artificial intelligence, a position relayed officially by TASS over the same weekend. The synchrony is no coincidence: Beijing is locking in a mediation posture while consolidating a behind-the-scenes Sino-Russian axis.
Confidence 85%
Judicial Tools as New Geopolitical Pressure Tactics
7 counts of indictment against Raúl Castro, the first against a former Cuban head of state in 70+ years
The indictment of Raúl Castro on May 20 by a US federal grand jury — conspiracy to kill American citizens, four counts of murder, and two counts of aircraft destruction related to the 1996 shoot-down — marks the first criminal prosecution of a former Cuban head of state in over 70 years. Coupled with the 2020 Maduro operation (narcotrafficking charges) and the indictment of the Sinaloa governor on May 2, Castro's indictment outlines a pattern: Washington leverages grand juries as a preventive tool of political pressure on Latin American capitals. The logic is consistent across Cuba, Venezuela, and Mexico — three capitals governed by the left or hostile coalitions to the Trump agenda.
Confidence 85%
A Transatlantic Diplomatic Rift Consolidates Over Israel
430 activists detained, EU and US condemnation in under 24 hours (vs 10 days in 2010 over Mavi Marmara)
A video showing around 430 activists from a humanitarian flotilla in a prone position, hands bound by cable ties, posted by Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, has triggered a rare diplomatic fallout: The European Commission has deemed the treatment 'completely unacceptable,' and US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee publicly stated that Ben-Gvir had 'betrayed the dignity of his nation.' The alignment of Washington and Brussels in condemning the incident is unprecedented in the Gaza-Israel cycle since 2023. For comparison, the European condemnation of the Mavi Marmara operation in 2010 took ten days; in 2026, it came in less than 24 hours.
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Under the radar
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Trump announces a direct call with Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te — the first direct presidential contact since 1979 —
A former Cuban head of state's indictment by a federal grand jury — the judicial tool becomes a preventive political pre
South Korea's government intervenes directly as mediator in the Samsung labor dispute, affecting 48,000 employees, with
Narrative shifts ◆ Locked
Trump's foreign policy is framed as isolationist — threats of NATO withdrawal, w
The Trump-Xi summit treated as a consensus-building event
Iran-US Truce Treated as Fragile but Stabilizing
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United States
Trump's Direct Call to Lai Ching-te and Its Implication for One-China Policy
Trump's Direct Call to Lai Ching-te and Its Implication for One-China Policy
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Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda — global health emergency declared by WHO, 88 deaths
Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda — global health emergency declared by WHO, 88 deaths
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Asia's structural energy crisis — LPG shortage in India, rationing in Indonesia, food price surge in Pakistan
Asia's structural energy crisis — LPG shortage in India, rationing in Indonesia, food price surge in Pakistan
Act 3◆ Reasoning locked
What we bet
Dated, falsifiable predictions, judged publicly. The statement and deadline are free — the reasoning behind them is for subscribers. We settle them later, won and lost alike.
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The US is expected to announce within the next seven days a formal arms package for Taiwan worth at least $15 billion, accompanied by a joint press conference with Lai Ching-te.
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The US Department of Justice files additional charges against high-ranking Venezuelan or Nicaraguan officials, extending a playbook demonstrated on Cuba and Sinaloa.
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A limited naval incident between US and Iranian forces occurs near the Hormuz Strait — a warning shot or seizure of a small vessel — triggering a brief spike of $5 to $10 in Brent crude over 48 hours.
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The European Union issues a joint statement condemning the Ben-Gvir video and calling for a UN inquiry into US sanctions targeting the organizers of the flotilla – creating the first structured diplomatic friction between Brussels and Washington on Israel since the start of the Trump mandate.
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