The New Orientalist Order: Trump, Kushner, and the Art of Ungoverned Power
The Promise of a Post-Imperial Age
It is comforting to believe that Orientalism belongs to another century. When Edward Said coined the term, he was...
Is the West facing its Sino-Soviet split moment?
The annual meeting of World Economic Forum held at Davos, Switzerland from 19 to 23 January, 2026. This year gathering is considered important as...
Greenland, Trump and Europe’s Fear of a New Arctic Cold War
One of the comments sparked an old debate at the beginning of 2026 when Donald Trump was back in the limelight. In a campaign-style...
Trump, Minnesota Leaders Seek De-Escalation After Fatal Deportation Shooting
U.S. President Donald Trump and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz struck a more conciliatory tone following a private phone call on Monday, signalling a possible...
Decoding Trump’s Coercive Demonstration and U-turn at Davos
The World Economic Forum at Davos has long been a comfort zone for the old colonial powers of Europe, where terms like "multilateralism," "rule-based...
From Crisis to Awakening? Venezuela’s Post-Leadership Change Situation
The Context of the Pre-2026 Venezuelan Crisis
At this time, Venezuela is at the crossroads of a dilemma and a critical period in political and...
Hegemony Is Not a Business: The Diplomatic Cost of American Power
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 21, 2026, Donald Trump announced he was seeking "immediate negotiations" to acquire Greenland from...
The Trump Board of Peace, and South Africa’s Position in It
The so-called “Board of Peace” is one of the most ambitious and troubling foreign-policy experiments to emerge from Donald Trump’s return to global relevance....
From the Monroe Doctrine to the Donroe Doctrine
For more than two centuries, the Monroe Doctrine shaped the United States’ relationship with the Western Hemisphere. Framed in 1823 as a warning against...
The Chagos Paradox: What Trump’s Reversal Reveals About Contemporary Strategic Competition
On January 20, 2026, President Donald Trump reversed his administration's previous support for Britain's Chagos Islands agreement, describing the decision to transfer sovereignty to...