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Dragging out the War in Ukraine Makes it More Politically Unpredictable
Authors: Alex Filip and Dr. Julian Spencer-Churchill
The early failure by NATO to help Ukraine inflict severe costs on Russia has allowed Moscow to adjust...
“Dignity” and “Thought”: When the American President Declares War on Reason
“All our dignity consists in thought.”-Blaise Pascal, Pensées
It’s a New Year. For the most part, penetrating thought remains the veiled province of academic specialists....
The Unraveling Ambition: Inside the UAE’s Risky Quest for Power
The End of the “Quiet Power” Myth
For years, analysts described the UAE as a practitioner of “quiet diplomacy” and economic statecraft. That narrative has...
The Year of Living Dangerously – Europe and US Trade Relations in 2026
Upon entering the White House in January 2025, Donald Trump launched a trade policy ostensibly to reduce the US trade deficit with major partners,...
Financial Brief: A weekly roundup on the geopolitics of money | Dec 30
EXECUTIVE TAKEAWAYS
The final trading days of 2025 were dominated by the collision of political risk and monetary policy. An unprecedented White House threat to...
Asia in 2026: Conflict Continues to Dominate
The year 2026 has begun. In Asian–Eastern culture, people traditionally wish for a year of peace and prosperity. However, what unfolded in 2025 may...
How Democratic Politicians Should Prepare for War
It is taking an exceptionally long time to organize democracies for cooperation after almost four years of war in Ukraine and in the deterrence...
What Russia’s Support for Venezuela Signals to Washington
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s expression of “serious concern” over U.S. military activity in the Caribbean seas, delivered during a call with Venezuelan Foreign...
China’s Stance on the Entry of US Submarines into the Korean Peninsula
China's stance aligned with North Korea on Thursday, December 25, 2025, regarding the recent entry of a US nuclear-powered submarine into South Korea. This...
North Korea’s Strategic Bet: Why Pyongyang Chose to Side With Russia in the Ukraine Conflict
The active military support of North Korea for Russia in the Ukrainian War has been a major shift in the foreign policy strategy of...