America’s Iran War Is Becoming Trump’s Political Trap
For months, Donald Trump attempted to project absolute confidence over the Iran conflict. The war would be short. Iran would bend under pressure. Oil markets...
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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...
The Metal Shock That Changes Everything
The oil shock was always going to come. What few expected was how quickly it would spread beyond energy and into the very fabric of...
When the World’s Largest Gas Valve Is Shut
Energy markets do not need destruction to panic. They need interruption. Qatar has halted liquefied natural gas production at Ras Laffan — the largest LNG...
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...
Frozen Continent, Bought Fire: How Europe Paid for Its Own Gas Delusion
American natural gas has just punched through the $6 mark for the first time since 2022. A polar blast swept across the United States, froze...
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...
China’s Gold Play: How Bullion Helps Beijing Needle Trump—and the Dollar
The blistering rally in gold is nudging China a little closer to its long-stated ambition: a world less tethered to US-centred finance.Beijing has been stockpiling...