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,...
Eastern Congo Rebellion: Can a New Leader and New Name Change the Course of the Conflict?
Former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila has taken charge of rebel forces in the eastern regions, marking a significant shift in the...
Trump-Zelenskiy Clash Puts Ukraine’s Critical US Military Support at Risk
This week has seen a deterioration in the relationship between Ukraine and the United States, primarily due to US threats to reduce intelligence support...
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...
King Mohammed VI and the Architecture of Moroccan Power
Under King Mohammed VI, Morocco has pursued a foreign policy consistently guided by the imperative of preserving its sovereign freedom of action in an...
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...
How Are Yemen’s Houthis Breaking Through Saudi Arabia’s Air Defences?
Yemen’s Houthi movement has exposed vulnerabilities in Saudi Arabia’s air defences after attacks on Riyadh’s international airport and the headquarters of Saudi Aramco, raising...
Beijing Already Wrote the Terms for a Thaw with Tokyo
When Sanae Takaichi called China “an important neighbor” in her October 5 policy address, the line had to compete with a consumption tax cut...
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....
Sanctions as a Price Lever: What the Diesel Deal Reveals About the Transatlantic Split Over Ukraine
When Donald Trump announced on 9 October that Vladimir Putin would release Russian diesel onto world markets, it read at first like another episode...