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Russian Assets in Limbo: Can The EU Balance Legality With Reconstruction?
Frozen Assets Turned Into Aid
Since February 2022, the West has wrestled with how to transform frozen Russian central bank assets into tangible support for...
NATO Articles 4 & 5, What’s At Stake as Russian Drone Incursions Rattle Europe
The sudden closure of airports and military bases in Denmark this week has once again raised questions about NATO’s security guarantees, and what happens...
Trump & Erdogan: Can Cordial Relations Fix Structural Issues Between Turkey and The U.S.?
When U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to the White House this week, the optics will be warm. The two leaders...
Recognizing Palestine: The Gesture That Changes Nothing—And Everything.
The recent wave of recognition of a Palestinian state by key western nations marks a significant diplomatic shift. Whil over 150 countries have recognized...
Trump Was Right About the UN. Your World Order Is Over.
The United Nations General Assembly’s 80th session was meant to be a sombre assessment of a world on fire. The Sustainable Development Goals are...
Divisions and Delays: Why Europe’s Political Rift Threatens the Euro’s Global Role
Lagarde’s Call for a Stronger Euro
In May 2025, European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde urged Europe’s leaders to seize what she termed a...
From Peacemaker to Passenger: How Trump’s New Isolationism Is Putin’s Greatest Weapon
After a summer of unexpected diplomatic engagement, President Donald Trump’s foreign policy is undergoing a significant recalibration. Based on a recent Reuters report, the...
Saudi–Pakistan Defense Pact: Expanding the Security Chessboard
A few days back, Riyadh and Islamabad signed a “Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement,” a deal that could potentially bind KSA to Pakistan’s nuclear-armed military...
Canada’s Indigenous LNG Model: A Global First and Potential New Blueprint
A Historic First For Indigenous Leadership
The Haisla Nation’s 50.1% stake in the $4 billion Cedar LNG project is more than a milestone — it...
The Price of Statehood: What Recognition Means for Palestine and Israel
Since 1998, a number of western countries, including Britain, France, Canada, Australia, and Belgium, are said to have been preparing to formally recognize an...