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Putin-Xi Meeting: Strategic Alignment or Managed Distrust?
Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, arrived in Beijing on 20th May, 2026, for a high-level visit just following the meeting between Trump and...
Nigeria’s Oil Sector Under Pressure After Abu Dhabi’s OPEC Exit
After 60 years as a member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has decided to officially...
Artificial Intelligence in the Interregnum: Technology and the Reconfiguration of Meaning
There are moments in history when civilizations continue to advance materially while progressively losing confidence in the values and structures that once gave direction...
Diplomacy After the Fact Is Too Late
At an energy summit in Athens on 14 May, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis offered a phrase Greek diplomacy has rarely used about itself: "We...
Three Months Into the Iran War, Is Trump Losing Ground?
U. S. President Donald Trump has faced challenges in his conflict with Iran, raising doubts about his ability to achieve a clear victory. Though...
“Taiwan is a troublemaker”—Is this Trump’s personal opinion?
Trump brought no bargaining chips to China, returned to the US with no concrete results, and there was no joint communique, no press conference,...
Malacca 2026: Jakarta’s Last Window Before the Chokepoint Closes
The ratification of the Major Defense Cooperation Partnership (MDCP) between Indonesia and the United States on 13 April 2026 marks a crucial development in...
What Is GAESA and Why Is It Central to Rising US-Cuba Tensions?
U. S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has openly criticized a military business group in Cuba called GAESA for the country's economic problems. He...
Why a Trump-Taiwan President Call Could Escalate US-China Tensions
U. S. President Donald Trump announced that he would speak with Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te, a significant move that could upset U. S.-China relations...
UNPROFOR and the Declining Relevance of the UN
The April rejection of the United Nations draft proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, despite being backed by 112 member states, paints a...