The Question of Power: Who Governs Venezuela?
A small yet influential group of political and military leaders has been in control of Venezuela, supported by loyalists and security forces. This power...
How Trump’s Assertion of Raw Power Is Reshaping the Global Order
He has ousted Venezuela’s leadership, expressed desires to control its vast oil reserves, and issued military threats to other Latin American states. There are...
How Iran’s Regime Survives Amid Relentless Protests
Despite ongoing protests and external pressures, Iran's Islamic Republic remains stable, as the security elite shows no signs of fracture. Tensions have increased due...
Greenland Under Pressure: U.S. Lawmakers Move to Contain Trump’s Arctic Ambitions
Renewed tensions between Washington and Copenhagen have emerged after President Donald Trump once again raised the prospect of the United States taking control of...
Churchill’s Prophecy and Ankara’s Rise: Not Wasting the Crisis of 2026
Towards the end of World War II, in the mid-1940s, Winston Churchill uttered that significant sentence, perhaps pointing to the potential benefits to be...
When the Powerful Break the Rules, No One is Safe
The images from Caracas in January were jarring, not because Latin America is unfamiliar with upheaval, but because of who crossed the line and...
Hungary Grants Asylum to Former Polish Justice Minister, Deepening EU Rift
Hungary has granted asylum to Poland’s former justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro, a move that has sharpened tensions between two European Union and NATO members...
Uganda’s Election Puts Succession, Stability and Long-Running Rule to the Test
Ugandans head to the polls on Thursday in a presidential election that is expected to extend President Yoweri Museveni’s nearly four-decade grip on power,...
How Vietnam’s Five-Year Communist Party Congress Chooses the Country’s Next Leaders
Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party will hold its 14th five-yearly congress from January 19 to 25, a pivotal political event that will determine the country’s...
Trump’s legacy: Eroding legal norms
"I do not need international law," said Donald Trump, President of the United States of America, a superpower. This is not just mere rhetoric...