Demand Everything, Secure Enough: The Logic of Trump’s Foreign Policy
The second term of President Donald Trump has marked a transition from improvisational disruption to a more systematic and self-consciously structured foreign policy doctrine....
Uruguay’s Historic Pivot Amidst Great Power Competition
In early February 2026, Chinese President Xi Jinping received Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi in Beijing, marking a deepening of bilateral ties between China and...
Iran Fueling Atrocities in Myanmar Despite Internal Chaos
While Iran grapples with economic collapse, domestic unrest, and escalating confrontation with Israel and the West, it has not retreated from the international stage....
Uganda’s Election: A Foregone Conclusion with Uncomfortable Implications
Uganda’s upcoming presidential election is unlikely to produce surprises. President Yoweri Museveni, now 81 and in power since 1986, is expected to secure yet...
Why Maduro’s Ousting Is Phase One in Preparing for Iran
On January 3, 2026, the United States executed a dramatic military operation in Venezuela that culminated in the capture and removal of President Nicolás...
What Russia’s Support for Venezuela Signals to Washington
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s expression of “serious concern” over U.S. military activity in the Caribbean seas, delivered during a call with Venezuelan Foreign...
How Globalized Fraud Made Its Way into Silicon Valley
The Scene Everyone Pretends Not to See
Somewhere in Shenzhen, China, a small advertising firm spins up a Facebook account using a fake name, a...
Peace on Paper: How M23 Is Building a State Within Congo
In current day Rwanda, hundreds of men and women sit in rows in a wooden hall near Rutshuru, deep in eastern Congo. They have...
Blood and Resources: How Great Powers Get Rich on Civil War
In the world’s most fragile states, war is no longer merely a political tragedy, it is an economic opportunity for those positioned to profit....
The G20 Without Washington: A New Global Order Emerges
When South Africa opens the 2025 G20 Summit on November 22nd in Cape Town, the meeting will not simply be another high-level diplomatic gathering....