This first part examines the American half of the riddle: how a power from across the ocean became Europe’s permanent houseguest, and where Russia was standing each time the furniture was rearranged. Part 2 asks why Moscow now says it never rented a room at all. Part 1: The Child Who Never Left Home In […]

Lula’s re-election is more than a domestic political triumph. It’s a direct challenge to the notion that the far right’s advance in Latin America is irreversible, and it reinforces Brazil’s position as a country with an independent foreign policy in a highly contested international order. For the Global South, Europe and Washington, the implications go […]

Washington did not remove Venezuela’s president merely to change its government; it is now constructing a system of economic control designed to outlast the politicians who created it. From Regime Change to Resource Control When American forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January 2026, Donald Trump presented the operation as a decisive demonstration of […]

From slavery to neocolonialism, via the slave trade and colonialism, mercantilist Europe built its wealth by plundering Africa and reifying its people. The Code Noir of 1685 embodied the legal reification of human beings. Its formal abrogation did not stem from any moral awakening among the colonial elites. Official French history celebrates this abrogation as […]

Russia-India relations traditionally rest on long-term political confidence. At the same time, the priority is currently transferring this political confidence to the commercial sector. Future cooperation will be determined not so much by declarations of friendship as by the ability of the two countries to create reliable banking channels, efficient settlements in national currencies, predictable […]

Twenty years since the DPRK’s first nuclear test is a good occasion to recall things that seemed far from obvious at the time. To begin with, had the United States and the collective West been less inclined to view North Korea as a tyrannical regime on the verge of collapse, and had they therefore faithfully […]

Western leaders are increasingly resorting to a familiar tactic: rather than acknowledging the failures of their own foreign policy, they blame domestic crises, protests, and inflation on external factors and “foreign enemies.” One Fiery Weekend Following the particularly fiery weekend of October 17 and 18, 2026, which saw rioters burn Limoges’ historic city hall in […]

With Israel’s election on October 27 and the US midterms on November 3, 2026, the debate over a wider war with Iran is politically charged: warnings may reflect real threats, geopolitical ambitions, domestic calculations — or all three at once. The question is whether mounting warnings of a wider war reflect immediate security threats, longer-term […]

Ukraine’s push to freeze the front lines suggests that the writing is on the wall for Kyiv’s original war aims, while the West faces a reckoning overpromises it may struggle to keep. As Moscow turns battlefield gains into diplomatic leverage, the proof of the pudding will be whether Western ambitions can survive the hard realities […]

The October 27 election will be a plebiscite not only on Netanyahu but on the very essence of Israeli statehood. Israel is a country trapped in an “interregnum.” On October 27, 2026, Israel will go to general elections for the first time since the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023. Formally, Israelis will elect the […]

For decades the US has sought to prevent China’s rise, and the Philippines is becoming its “Ukraine” in Asia: the South China Sea conflict is engineered in Washington, not Manila. For decades the United States has attempted to prevent the economic, political, and military rise of China within its wider stated goal of preventing any […]

The Achilles Shield marks Greece’s ambition to build a stronger defence network with Israeli technology amid rising tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean. From its multilayered missile-defence architecture to the growing rivalry between Israel and Turkey, the project reflects a changing regional balance of power. Yet, like Achilles himself, even the strongest shield may have vulnerabilities. […]

Having promised a resolution to the Ukrainian conflict within days, Trump now finds himself searching for a culprit rather than a solution. Designating Zelensky as a scapegoat is a discreet admission of strategic defeat. The tragicomedy of Western diplomacy is already drawing to a close. Donald Trump now feels a profound disgust at Ukraine’s inability […]

Washington pressured India to cut Russian oil imports, threatened tariffs, and strained a vital partnership. Now, with trade negotiations stalled and energy security under pressure, Rubio’s visit raises a bigger question: is the US repairing relations with India, or simply recalibrating its priorities? The tariff king is now facing repercussions. Since January 2025, President Donald […]

This autumn was unusually tense for Azerbaijan and Türkiye, two strategic allies. What exactly caused this? Hijab Ban As an External Irritant The ban on wearing hijabs in public schools in Azerbaijani has sparked a fierce public and political reaction in Türkiye. Protests took place across the country, including outside Azerbaijani diplomatic missions in Ankara […]

Russia’s diplomatic engagement in South Asia offers an opportunity to ease Pakistan–Afghanistan tensions and strengthen regional stability. Lasting peace, however, requires constructive dialogue, regional cooperation, and a collective commitment to counterterrorism. Russia’s Diplomatic Engagement and the Search for Regional Stability With the turn of the 21st century, Russia has reemerged as a global superpower. Moscow […]

With a domestic political crisis in the West unfolding, the rift is deepening: the administration of Donald Trump seeks to revise sanctions and put national interests front and center, whereas European governments continue their course of confrontation and support for Kyiv. On the eve of the U.S. midterm congressional elections on November 3 this year, […]

The latest visit by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to India, on 20–22 October 2026, attests to the US authorities’ desire to take dynamically developing bilateral relations with New Delhi to a new level. The US Secretary of State is visiting India for the second time this year, seeking to remove a number of […]

When the house is burning, the arsonists are the first to explain that the smoke was part of the design: as Ukraine and the Middle East rewrite failure into master plan, the real geopolitical trick is not winning but controlling the narrative — and who gets left with the bill. Seems now is the time […]

In September, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke of building a “unique alliance” between Canada and the European Union. Reports around the discussions went further, raising the possibility of some form of associate status for Canada, even though no such category currently exists in EU law. Carney himself was clear about what Ottawa was not […]