Shou Huisheng
Director, Center for Turkey Studies at Beijing Language and Culture University

May 19, 2026
The “Epic Fury” military strikes launched by the Trump administration against Iran have dragged the United States into a strategic dilemma rarely seen since World War II: Bogged down in a war of attrition by a regional power wielding asymmetric tactics, it can neither prevail nor fully withdraw. Its military cards are nearly played out, European allies have drawn clear lines, Middle Eastern partners simmer with resentment and the space for diplomatic maneuver has shrunk dramatically.

May 08, 2026
Iraq once again stands at a dangerous crossroads. Trapped in a fragmented power‑sharing system and caught between security dependence on the United States and economic subordination to Iran, the finding a path to national reconstruction.

Mar 23, 2026
Donald Trump is deconstructing U.S. foreign policy through his erratic decision-making and appetite for political theater. The correction likely depends less on any single president but on whether America can build more stable strategic assessment mechanisms, more open decision-making processes and more resilient policy-correction capacity.

Jun 18, 2024
America’s approach has not only cost it the Global South but has also created divisions in the north. The uncertainties are increasing. The United States is, in fact, losing the entire world, which may be the inevitable fate of all empires.
