Weaponized Distraction: How Foreign Powers Exploit America’s Culture Wars
If you TikTok on any particular night and you can watch America arguing with itself. Most teenagers scroll through protest videos, culture-war debates, and...
Is Asia Abandoning Trump?
In the chancelleries of Europe, a concerted, if anxious, effort is underway to manage the return of President Donald Trump. Leaders like Britain’s Keir...
The Shooting of Charlie Kirk: When Tragedy Becomes a Political Narrative Commodity
The shooting of Charlie Kirk, a right-wing activist and founder of Turning Point USA, has attracted global attention. It didn't take long for the...
María Corina Machado has good reason to tie President Trump to her Nobel Prize win
We all know that President Trump hates to lose. The president and his team have often been outspoken about their desire to see Oslo...
The 2025 U.S. Government Shutdown: A Crisis of Power and Legitimacy
Introduction: beyond a disagreement over funding
Since 1 October 2025, the United States has been experiencing a partial shutdown of federal government activities. Congress has...
The Price of Unpredictability: How U.S. Foreign Policy Is Undermining American Credibility
In the decades following World War II, United States foreign policy remained consistent. Allied nations depended on predictable American actions, while adversaries recognized established...
Strategic Frictions: The U.S.–China Impasse in 2025
Washington and Beijing entered a de-escalatory 90-day tariff truce in mid-2025, extended through early November, yet substantive differences persist. The Seoul meeting is meant...
Trump’s Diplomatic Gamble, Can He Keep Netanyahu Onboard After the Gaza Deal?
U.S. President Donald Trump secured what he called his “greatest peace achievement yet” this week a ceasefire and hostage-release deal between Israel and Hamas,...
Who is Nobel Peace Laureate Maria Corina Machado?
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for her long struggle to restore democracy in Venezuela. An industrial...
Manufacturing the ‘War Zone’: Framing and Propaganda in Operation Midway Blitz
As has happened this time, a war zone occurred, not a war between countries but a war zone that occurred in the United States...