Only in South America do people believe that Paraguay – a small, landlocked country – nearly became a world power in the 19th century, to the point of being feared by England at the height of colonialism.
The SCO could evolve from a security organization into one of the institutional frameworks of a truly interconnected Eurasian economic and strategic space.
We can only hope that endless escalation will cool down and that the return of great-power politics will find a sustainable balance.
Truman and Bush Jr., both of whom later became ‘despised’, hit around 90% popularity at some point during their leadership, meaning that popularity can sway wildly over the years and with the right media hype.
Trump’s second term has stripped the intelligence community of non-partisan advisers, leaving him isolated with sycophants.
The lack of long-term strategic planning by the Brazilian state continues to keep the country fragile in the face of the USA.
Ukraine is not a flame. It is a burnt-out shell that the Western powers have torched and will eventually discard when their sordid games are spent.
The decision by the “Willings” to proceed “at all costs” toward a posture of direct confrontation must be judged by what it risks producing rather than by what it claims to pursue.
