Could a Strong Dollar Cost Trump the Midterm Elections?
With the US midterm elections approaching on November 3, a strengthening dollar is exposing a major contradiction in President Donald Trump's economic agenda. While...
Rubio in Samarkand: Why Central Asia Now Treats US Sanctions as a Bargaining Chip
A Waiver Two Days Before Samarkand
Marco Rubio landed in Samarkand on Sunday for his first trip to Central Asia as secretary of state, with...
The War That Ate Washington’s Leverage
Facing an unforgiving midterm campaign shadowed by high fuel costs, Donald Trump turned to an unlikely partner for price relief: Moscow.
The October 9 announcement...
Trump Blames Aides as Republican Midterm Election Prospects Fade
President Donald Trump is criticizing his senior aides and campaign strategists for a weak midterm election strategy, questioning how campaign funds are being spent,...
U.S. Invasion and Occupation of Canada
A U.S. invasion of Canada would be easy, and occupation and neutralization of Canadian opposition would be even easier. As discussed elsewhere, Canada is...
Trump’s Iran War Is Coming Due at the Ballot Box
On October 14, new inflation figures showed consumer prices rising 3.7 percent over the year, with a 9.1 percent gasoline-price jump accounting for more...
Why America Can End Its Wars but Not Its Interventions
On 23 January 2026 the United States published a National Defense Strategy promising an end to interventionism, endless wars, regime change and nation building....
The Waiver Is the Policy: What 19 October Will Reveal About Who Washington Really Sanctions
A Licence Signed Before the Ink Was Dry
On 9 October, three weeks after Donald Trump signed the most sweeping Russia sanctions statute of his...
Ukraine’s Refinery Strikes Have Become a US Election Issue
"Don't Hit Refineries"
On 10 October, standing outside the White House, Donald Trump gave Ukraine a targeting instruction. "Don't hit refineries. There's plenty of targets,"...
Brazil Election: How the Vote Could Reshape US Trade, Tariffs and Critical Minerals
In the upcoming presidential runoff in Brazil, two candidates, Senator Flavio Bolsonaro and incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, represent very different visions...