The Price of Cheap Diesel
Donald Trump’s agreement with Vladimir Putin on Russian diesel is being presented as an energy solution. It is really a test of priorities. The White...
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Ukraine Is Entering the Escalation Trap
The war in Ukraine is moving into a more dangerous phase, not because Russia is suddenly winning or because nuclear war has become likely, but...
NATO, Tariffs and the Slow Divorce of the Atlantic Alliance
The United States is no longer simply asking Europe to spend more on defence. It is starting to make Europe pay for disobedience. Donald Trump’s...
Russia-China, the Axis of Convenience Tightens
As war drags on in the Middle East and the American position grows more erratic by the day, Beijing and Moscow are doing what they...
Holy Empire: Russia’s Quiet Conquest of Africa
At the edge of the South African wine country, near the town of Robertson, beyond rows of corrugated iron shacks and up a gravel track...
Peace by Dismemberment: The West’s New Ukraine Doctrine
A 28-point “peace plan” drafted by American and Russian envoys would require Ukraine to surrender vast swathes of territory currently occupied by Russia, cap the...
Trump’s Ukraine Flip: Europe Gets the War, Moscow Gets the Leverage
As Ukraine and its allies tried to digest Donald Trump’s latest volte-face, this time a sudden burst of optimism about Kyiv’s chances against Russia, it...
Putin Turns Up the Heat on Kyiv as Trump Sits on His Hands
Vladimir Putin has apparently decided that escalating the war is the surest way to force Ukraine to the negotiating table, on his terms, and that...
How Xi and Putin Redrew the Energy Map
Donald Trump swept back into the Oval Office, promising “American energy dominance.” What he delivered instead was a circus: photo ops, tariff tantrums, and Truth...