Energy
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Collapse of Western Power and the Global System in 2026
Monetary Weaponisation, Financial Fragmentation and Strategic Overreach during the Western Collapse Phase Western power in 2026 reflects the accumulated outcome of choices made since the end of the Cold War.The system did not drift accidentally into its present condition. Policy decisions consistently favoured financial expansion, global leverage, and institutional growth over domestic production and social… Continue reading
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Tensions Surge in the Middle East: US-Iran Conflict Looms
As Military Forces Mobilize and Diplomatic Channels Fray, Experts Warn a Major Confrontation May Be Imminent. In recent reports, the situation in the Middle East has escalated to a point where military conflict between the United States and Iran appears increasingly imminent. Various outlets, including Reuters and CBS, have reported that the U.S. may be… Continue reading
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Iran Holds: What Follows the Collapse of the Street Strategy
How economic warfare, intelligence operations, and deterrence shift after regime survival As the violence subsided and funerals replaced street clashes, casualty data began to undermine the dominant external narrative surrounding the unrest. Official death tallies released by Iranian authorities showed that a clear majority of those killed were neither demonstrators nor participants in protest activity.… Continue reading
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The Limits of Regime Change in a Hardened State
Manufactured internal dissent, external pressure, and the endurance of a layered Iranian political order The demand for regime change in Iran has become a litmus test for political coherence in the present international order. Advocacy for the overthrow of the Iranian state, when detached from the material balance of power that governs outcomes, functions as… Continue reading
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Domestic Turmoil and Foreign Brinkmanship Push the U.S. Toward a Critical Crossroads
As nationwide protests challenge federal authority, rising pressure on Iran and looming military options raise fears of dangerous miscalculation at home and abroad. The crisis now unfolding is no longer confined to a single country or a single issue. It is developing simultaneously inside the United States and across the Middle East, with each front… Continue reading
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Iran and the Next Phase of Forced Regime Change
The structural logic driving the United States and Israel toward conflict with Iran The present confrontation between the United States, Israel, and Iran reflects a long-running project of coercion, containment, and eventual removal of a non-compliant regional power whose position obstructs Western strategic dominance across Eurasia. The current phase combines overt military signalling, economic strangulation,… Continue reading
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Iran Accuses U.S. and Israel of Stoking Unrest by Supporting Foreign Terrorists
As deadly protests continue over economic woes, Iranian officials blame external forces for fueling violence, while President Trump signals potential intervention. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has accused the U.S. and Israel of actively stoking unrest within the country by supporting “foreign terrorists” embedded among protesters. In a televised interview, Pezeshkian claimed that the violent unrest,… Continue reading
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US Gangsterism at Sea: The Pursuit of Marinera and the Return of Gunboat Enforcement
The legal and strategic consequences of American piracy, coercive power beyond the UN Charter, and the erosion of international maritime law The pursuit of the oil tanker formerly known as Bella 1 illustrates a form of maritime coercion that sits outside any recognised mandate under international law. The episode concerns a sanctioned commercial vessel carrying… Continue reading
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Jeffrey Sachs and the Venezuela Question Before the Security Council
Venezuela as a test case for the post-1945 international framework and institutional decay The address delivered by Jeffrey D. Sachs to the United Nations Security Council on 5 January 2026 placed before the council a narrow legal and institutional question rather than a moral judgement on Venezuela’s domestic politics. The matter concerned whether a single… Continue reading
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Oil or Silver: The Real Stakes Behind Maduro’s Removal
JPMorgan bank, physical silver, and the geopolitical logic of Venezuela intervention points to China The removal of Venezuela’s head of state coincided with acute stress inside the global silver market and with mounting exposure among Western financial institutions heavily reliant on synthetic precious metals trading. The alignment of these events places silver, rather than oil… Continue reading
