Red Dragon Files: The Illusion of Success and Why the China Tariff Pause Is Not a Victory (950 words) by Michael Stevens
The Illusion of Success: Why the China Tariff Pause Is Not a Victory Red Dragon Files Op-Ed Thought Brief | May 2025 In geopolitics, outcomes matter more than optics. The…
In My Mother’s Arms: A Story of Faith in the Reeds (750 words) by Michael Stevens
“In My Mother’s Arms: A Story of Faith in the Reeds” Exodus 2:1–10 | Hebrews 11:23–26 Jochebed – A Mother’s Voice I had no time to mourn the king’s edict.…
The Gathering Storm Series: Part 11 – Epilogue: The World Reconsiders (400 words) by Michael Stevens
The Gathering Storm Series: Epilogue: The World Reconsiders Empires often fall behind closed doors. This one is breaking in the open. For decades, China promised partnership but delivered control. It…
The Gathering Storm Series: Part 10 – The Dragon’s Cracked Scales: Xi Jinping’s Waning Grip (500 words) by Michael Stevens
The Gathering Storm Series: Part 10 – The Dragon’s Cracked Scales: Xi Jinping’s Waning Grip Empires don’t fall with a bang. They rot from within.Today’s China—bloated with debt, braced by…
The Red Dragon Files – Introduction to Updates on Red China’s Global Threats
The Red Dragon Files – Introduction to Updates on Red China’s Global Threats (This is an ongoing posts from future news or old revelations) (400 words) From Storm to Surveillance:…
The Gathering Storm Series: Part 9 – The Dragon’s Coin: Breaking the Dollar, Buying the World (750 words) by Michael Stevens
The Gathering Storm Series: Part 9 – The Dragon’s Coin: Breaking the Dollar, Buying the World Follow the Coin Empires do not rise with gunfire. They rise on coin. On…
The Gathering Storm Series: Part 8 – Rebuilding the Arsenal of Democracy (800 words) by Michael Stevens
The Gathering Storm Series: Part 8 – Rebuilding the Arsenal of DemocracyReading Time: 5–6 minutes A Time to Rebuild When tyrants rise, the free world must answer. In the 1940s,…
The Gathering Storm Series: Part 7 – The Dragon’s Fire: China’s Militarization and the New Pacific Front by Michael Stevens (750 words)
The Gathering Storm Series: Part 7 – The Dragon’s Fire: China’s Militarization and the New Pacific Front The Fire Ignites China no longer hides its ambitions behind trade deals or…
The Gathering Storm Series: Part 6 – The Dragon’s Reach: China’s Global Coercion Tactics by Michael Stevens (825 words)
The Gathering Storm Series: Part 6 – The Dragon’s Reach: China’s Global Coercion Tactics Word Count: 800 | Reading Time: ~5 minutes Extending the Dragon’s Reach China’s grip no longer…
The Gathering Storm Series: Part 5 – The Dragon’s Mask by Michael Stevens (625 words)
The Gathering Storm Series: Part 5 – The Dragon’s Mask Word Count: 625| Reading Time: 4 minutes The Smile That Deceives China’s greatest export is not steel, nor silicon, nor…