The “Rules Based International Order” is Crumbling: Should We Mourn Its End?
On January 20, 2025, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a speech at the annual WEF meeting in Davos. Immediately, a chorus of praise...
FBI searches Georgia election office amid Trump’s 2020 fraud claims
The FBI searched an election facility in Georgia’s Fulton County on Wednesday as part of an investigation tied to U.S. President Donald Trump’s false...
China rejects U.S. pressure on Bolivia over Iran-linked groups, as Latin American influence shifts
China's position on US pressure on Bolivia regarding Iran, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and US pressure on the Bolivian president to designate...
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...