Ukraine and the US Open Peace Talks in Florida: A Major Opportunity, but Fraught with Risks
Over the weekend, a high-level Ukrainian delegation secretly landed in Florida to begin a new round of talks with the US government in an...
Guinea-Bissau Can Transform by Building Accountable Leadership, Resuscitating the Economy
The sudden unconstitutional change of government in the Portuguese-speaking Guinea-Bissau, in late November 2025, was condemned in uncertain terms by the African Union and...
Should Canada Become a “Porcupine State”? Why the Idea Has Not Emerged Before and Why It Matters Now
People often perceive Canada's defense posture as closely aligned with the United States and integrated into continental and alliance structures such as NORAD and...
“America First” And Planetary Survival: A Primal Contradiction
"The egocentric ideal of a future reserved for those who have managed to attain egoistically the extremity of `everyone for himself' is false and...
Treaty of Common Security amid Papua unrest, Russian basing claims
On November 12, 2025, aboard the HMAS Canberra in Jakarta Bay, crisis choreography collided with diplomatic architecture. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and President Prabowo...
How Would Venezuela’s Military Fight a US Invasion?
U. S. President Donald Trump announced that the airspace above and around Venezuela should be seen as fully closed. This statement comes as the...
The Mass Disaster of November 2025: When Human Hands Were to Blame, Not the Sky
The way humans refuse to reflect is most ironic. Everyone immediately blamed the heavens for the events of November 2025, when massive floods swept...
Europe must step out of the shadow
“Nothing grows in the shadow of great trees,” said the sculptor Constantin Brâncuși when he left his master, Rodin. He wasn’t rebelling for rebellion’s...
China-Taiwan-Japan Dynamics Puts Pressure on Trump’s G2 Gambit
Amid heightened Japan-China tensions, US President Donald Trump spoke by telephone with Chinese President Xi Jinping. While Trump termed it a positive development, stating...
Brazil’s Multi-Alignment: Smart Realism or Opportunism Wrapped in Ideology?
This article will discuss how, amid the chaos of 2025, with Trump once again slapping the world with crazy tariffs, China still hungry for...