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Ukraine, Saudi Arabia, and the Geopolitics of the Exit Strategy

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 […]
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Canada’s Plan B: Hedging Beyond the United States

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 […]
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American Oligarchy: When Billionaires Bankroll Democracy

America still gives every citizen one vote, but its billionaires are spending fortunes to determine which political choices voters get to make. The Billionaire Election Machine With the November 3 midterm elections approaching, the extraordinary concentration of private wealth in American politics has become impossible to ignore. Elon Musk has emerged as the largest known […]
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An Empire in Agony: Why the US Doesn’t Call the Shots in Central Asia

A sharp critique of Luke Coffey’s article on the C5+1 format and American ambitions in the region The other day, another opus from the camp of American neocons saw the light of day—an article by Hudson Institute senior fellow Luke Coffey under the loud headline “The US Cannot Afford to Stay on the Sidelines in […]
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