Jacob Coxon : A Resignation Heard Around the AI World
Researcher Jacob Coxon quit Anthropic, warning both AI labs are racing toward superintelligence as GPT-6 Astra raises fresh safety concerns.
Year: 2026
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China’s New Defence Mobilisation Law: How Beijing Is Preparing Civilian Technology for Future War
China’s revised defence mobilisation law brings AI, drones, data, software and civilian industries into Beijing’s preparations for modern warfare.
Six Months In, the US-Iran War Is Escalating at Sea, and No One Is Backing Down
The US and Iran are trading tanker strikes near the Strait of Hormuz as their six-month war escalates, oil prices spike, and both sides dig in.
The Two Koreas: Division, Comparison, Restrictions, and Alliances
How Korea split in 1945, how North and South Korea compare today on GDP and freedoms, what’s banned in each, and who their key allies are.
The Trishuli Catastrophe: Himalayan Flood, Chinese Hydropower, and the Risks of a Seismic Frontier
What triggered the deadly August 2026 Nepal-China floods, and what the disaster reveals about Chinese hydropower dams in a seismic Himalayan corridor.
China, Technology and Global Power: An In-Depth Conversation with Shannon Brandao
In this exclusive IJ-Reportika interview, China specialist and China Boss founder Shannon Brandao discusses Beijing’s geopolitical strategy, economic pressures, technological ambitions, global supply chains, AI, national security and the future of independent geopolitical journalism.
Taiwan’s Unresolved Status: History, Identity and the One China Policy
Taiwan’s unresolved status lies at the intersection of history, democracy, diplomacy and geopolitics. From the Chinese Civil War and the Republic of China’s relocation to Taiwan in 1949 to today’s democratic Taiwan, the island has developed a distinct political identity while remaining diplomatically contested. This article examines Taiwan’s history, how Taiwanese people view China, the meaning of the One China policy, why only 12 governments formally recognise Taiwan, and how countries such as the United States, Japan and Malaysia maintain varying degrees of strategic ambiguity.
Who Is Leading the AI Race? Grok, OpenAI, Anthropic, Perplexity, and the Chinese Challengers
Money, users, benchmarks, cost, and trust each point to a different leader in the 2026 AI race. This piece compares Grok 4.5 and Grok Imagine (xAI), OpenAI, Anthropic, Perplexity, and the fast-growing Chinese model ecosystem (DeepSeek, Qwen, Kimi, GLM), with a closer look at DeepSeek’s documented political bias, censorship, and data-privacy issues based on IJ-Reportika’s investigation and independent research since.
Security Breach in Royal Marines Drone Fleet Linked to Chinese-Made Camera Components
A fleet of Royal Navy surveillance drones operated by the Royal Marines was found to contain camera components that were communicating with a server based in China.
How the Makkah Pact Is Reshaping the US-China Contest in the Middle East
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan’s new defence pact signals Gulf doubts about US protection. Here’s what it means for China’s growing regional role.
