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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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Russian General Rejects U.S. Narrative on Venezuela Crisis, Labels Maduro’s Betrayal as Internal, Not External

Apti Alaudinov challenges claims of U.S. intervention, blames Venezuela’s leadership for Maduro’s capture, and critiques Russian air defense systems’ effectiveness without loyal forces. Russian Lieutenant General Apti Alaudinov, a prominent commander in the Akhmat forces, recently weighed in on the situation in Venezuela, offering a sharp rebuttal to the U.S. narrative surrounding the capture of… Continue reading
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The Myth of the Peaceful Era: Conflict as a Permanent Feature of Global Order

Conflict persistence from empire to unipolarity in a long view of organised violence The modern international system shows persistent armed conflict across centuries, with no decade entirely free from warfare across regions. Historical datasets covering roughly three thousand five hundred years record only about two hundred sixty eight years without major wars. These figures align… Continue reading
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Russia Achieves Strategic Advantage in the 2025 Arms Race

Nuclear-powered systems, hypersonic deterrence, force modernisation, and asymmetric operational adaptation By 2025, trends in defence investment, procurement cycles, and weapons testing across major military powers showed a clear intensification of strategic competition. This was driven by sustained European militarisation, continued Western support for Ukraine’s armed forces, and the expansion of United States defence programmes described… 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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Europe’s Post-Imperial Hangovers: Britain, France, and Germany in Structural Decline

How elite agendas, historical legacies, and institutional dysfunction constrain strategic autonomy Europe’s core geopolitical problems are structural, historical, and have decisive implications for its cohesion, strategic posture, and individual freedoms. The European Union, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany each embody distinct dysfunctions that resonate across the continent. These dysfunctions derive from unresolved historical hangovers,… Continue reading
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Three EU States Opt Out of Ukraine Financing Deal

Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic decline participation in €90 billion package Three European Union states declined participation in a new Ukraine financing arrangement.The plan totals ninety billion euros and offers zero interest loans.Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic formally opted out at the summit.The decision does not block approval but reveals clear political divisions.Officials… Continue reading
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The Jacques Baud Case – Weaponisation of Sanctions, an Attack on Free Speech

Europe’s authoritarian turn as sanctions meant for states are now being used to silence voices, even those of neutral citizens. The European Union has imposed restrictive measures against Jacques Baud, a retired Swiss Army colonel and former NATO adviser, through an executive sanctions mechanism that operates entirely outside any judicial process. The decision froze assets,… Continue reading
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Creeping Recolonisation

Military immunity, data governance, and Kenya’s changing sovereignty No African leader comes close to President William Ruto when it comes to reversing gains of the liberation struggle and selling their people to western interests for personal gain. If the African people seek an understanding of how the trans-atlantic slavery was facilitated and as a precursor… Continue reading

