Energy
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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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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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Maduro Removal In Defence of the Petrodollar System and Energy Dominance

How energy control sustains petrodollar power against multipolar challengers, China, Russia, BRICS expansion, and alternative payment systems The removal of Venezuela’s head of state formed part of a broader contest over the architecture of global payments, energy settlement, and monetary hierarchy. The operation did not arise from humanitarian urgency, democratic reform, or governance failure. Strategic… Continue reading
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Venezuela Denounces Alleged U.S. Military Aggression and Declares State of Foreign Commotion

Official statement from Venezuela on the attacks by the United States on Venezuelan territory. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela rejects, denounces, and condemns before the international community the extremely serious military aggression perpetrated by the current Government of the United States of America against Venezuelan territory and population in the civilian and military localities of… Continue reading
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Greenland in United States Maritime Strategy Against Eurasian Powers

United States strategy to restrict Arctic, Eurasian, and Indo-Pacific trade routes The continuing pursuit of Greenland by the United States forms part of a wider maritime and strategic programme aimed at constraining the physical movement, economic development, and long-term security options of both Russia and China. Greenland occupies a decisive position along the Arctic approaches… Continue reading
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Africa’s Silent Recolonisation: Debt, Deindustrialisation and the Net Zero Agenda

How net zero climate-linked debt, collapsing grids and external mandates are African states into managed decline and dependence Access to abundant and affordable energy underpins every stage of economic development. African governments that attempt to industrialise without reliable baseload power expose themselves to stagnation, dependence, and political manipulation. External actors promoting net-zero targets in Africa… Continue reading




