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Who May “Toll” the Strait of Hormuz
On 20 June, Donald Trump posted that there would be no tolls in the Strait of Hormuz during the sixty-day ceasefire, and none after...
Reform of the EU Electricity Market Design: A Step in the Right Direction?
Energy prices have increased significantly since 2021 due to demand transformations in the post-Covid-19 pandemic period and Russia’s war on Ukraine adversely affecting European...
A Time to Stop Laughing: Trump Policies and Nuclear War
“The man who laughs has simply not yet heard the terrible news.”- Bertolt Brecht
On April 7, 2026, after launching an American war against Iran,...
The Quiet Militarisation of America’s Civilian Economy
The most revealing detail in America’s new arms race is not a missile, a drone, or a Pentagon briefing. It is a car chip....
NATO’s Credibility Crisis: When the Alliance Survives But the Guarantee Dies
Last Tuesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told European defense ministers that Article 5 the collective defense clause binding NATO together for 75 years...
Why America Cannot Remain a Global Power: The Choice Coming After 2027
This week, Washington faced a choice that it will face repeatedly until it finally makes it explicit. On Monday, the Trump administration demanded NATO...
Why the US Government’s War With Anthropic Is the Most Important Tech Battle of 2026
The US government's export control order against Anthropic's most advanced AI models was not a national security measure, it was the visible breaking point...
European Energy Security After Russia: Progress, Fractures, and the Road to 2027
In 2021, Russia supplied 45% of all natural gas consumed in the European Union. Just four years later, that share has been cut to...
The New Age of Bunker-Busting Warfare
When seven B-2 Spirit stealth bombers flew a 36-hour round-trip mission from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri to Iran on 22nd June 2025, they...
Morocco’s Atlantic moment: From Mediterranean transhipment hub to architect of Africa’s western gateway
There's a narrow passage between two continents where roughly 300 ships pass through every single day, one every five minutes. This is the Strait...