The catastrophic gesture by the UN secretary-general, precisely because of the office he holds, amounts to an assault on international law of the gravest kind.
Realpolitik? A serious misunderstanding? Or an exit without calling it an exit?
Sunni military alliance project appears to have an uncertain future
The map of alliances between West and South Asia can no longer be deduced solely from geography or religious alignments.
How feasible is Trump’s strategy? Is Iran in as desperate straits as Treasury Secretary Bessent suggests?
Israel’s strike on Syria’s Abu al-Duhur airbase isn’t just about Damascus—it’s a warning to Turkey and Trump.
Mafia, piracy, bribing, extortion: talk about a flexible Empire at work
The rising powers of 2026 have learned not to lose; none has yet actually managed to win
