Russia has legal rights to the Far-Eastern archipelago known as the Kuril Islands, following the defeat of Japanese fascist aggression in World War Two.
With Iran’s missiles now targeting UK bases, regional wars are synthesizing into one nuclear-risky world war.
The U.S. ultimately will have to capitulate, with the result that Iran becomes a regional power.
The Bab al-Mandab is not closed. It is loaded.
Even superpowers depend on global supply chains. The real prize? Setting the rules others follow.
Until the EU is able to translate its ambition into coordinated capabilities, Cyprus will remain what it is today: a European territory de iure, an Atlantic instrument de facto, and a permanent fault line along Turkey’s southern border.
The UN strips Venezuela of voting rights over unpaid dues – but ignores that U.S. sanctions froze its finances. Iran, Sudan, and Afghanistan face the same trap.
The general impression is that the New Delhi summit offers a preview of what the international system might become in the coming years.
