How Did Myanmar Hide Iranian Jet Fuel Imports to Evade US Sanctions?
Myanmar’s military-linked energy network disguised Iranian jet fuel shipments as South African diesel, using false trade documents and misleading shipping records to conceal transactions...
Antalya and the Empty Chair: The First Climate Summit Built Around American Absence
On 9 November, when delegations file into the converted Expo grounds in Antalya’s Aksu district, the United States will occupy a peculiar position. In...
The 180-Day Clock: Why the ICC’s Fate Now Rests in European Capitals
On 9 October, hours after the Nobel Committee awarded its Peace Prize to Navi Pillay, one of the International Criminal Court’s founding judges, the...
The OSCE Survived 2026 by Shrinking. Europe May Regret the Price.
Europe’s only security forum that still includes Russia has escaped financial paralysis, but only by becoming smaller, and its next leadership deadlock shows that...
Could Trump Still Meet Kim Jong Un This Year as Nuclear Talks Stall?
US and South Korean officials are increasingly doubtful that President Donald Trump will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before the end of...
Why Is Russian Diesel Heading to the US After Trump-Putin Deal?
A tanker carrying 40,000 metric tons of Russian diesel is heading towards New York, marking a potential shift in energy trade between Moscow and...
Is China Using Fishing Boats to Prepare for a Possible Taiwan Blockade?
China is expanding its maritime operations around Taiwan and into the western Pacific by coordinating fishing boats suspected of belonging to its maritime militia...
Could Trump Still Meet Kim Jong Un This Year as Hopes for a Summit Fade?
US and South Korean officials increasingly doubt that President Donald Trump will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before the end of the...
Europe Has Quietly Changed What It Asks of Turkey
Before dawn on 14 October, Turkish police entered the Istanbul headquarters of Halk TV, the country’s most-watched news channel and one of the few...
Why Does Elon Musk Want to Merge SpaceX and Tesla Into a $3.5 Trillion Empire?
Elon Musk has publicly backed the idea of merging Tesla and SpaceX, a move that could create a technology giant valued at approximately $3.5...