Global Finance
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The Rules-Based Order Was Never Meant to Apply to Its Architects
From Venezuela’s Oil to Gaza’s Children: The Empire’s Hypocrisy Laid Bare The United States and its allies have constructed an elaborate framework of international rules, norms, and institutions designed to govern the behaviour of nations. Yet the architects of this system have consistently exempted themselves from the very rules they impose on others. The theft… Continue reading
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The Paper Mirage: Financial Engineering, Energy Markets, and the Coming Reckoning
How Wall Street’s Short Positions and Margin Debt Are Masking a Supply Crisis That History Says Will Break Editorial Analysis |July 2026 The Divergence: Paper Price versus Physical Reality The paper price of oil is telling a story that bears little resemblance to conditions in the physical market. Brent crude is currently trading around ninety… Continue reading
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Russia Tightens the Noose Around Ukraine’s Black Sea Lifeline
As Moscow escalates strikes on ports and maritime infrastructure, Ukraine faces mounting military, economic, and logistical pressure, prompting an emergency appeal to the UN Security Council. Ukraine has requested an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council after Russia effectively blocked its Black Sea shipping corridor. Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Russian attacks on at… Continue reading
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Ten Wounded as Ukraine Launches Largest Drone Raid on Moscow in Years
Moscow / Kyiv — July 20, 2026 At least ten people were injured overnight after Ukraine launched more than 400 drones toward Moscow and its surrounding region, in what regional officials described as one of the largest such raids on the Russian capital in recent years. The Attack Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said air defense… Continue reading
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Big Tech Is Borrowing Hundreds of Billions to Bet on AI – And the Bet Isn’t Paying Off (Yet)
Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Meta and Oracle are borrowing at an unprecedented rate to fund AI infrastructure, even as memory prices climb and the revenue to justify the spending remains unproven Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta and Oracle built their market value over two decades on a specific financial identity, cash-generative software businesses that required comparatively little… Continue reading
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The US has yet to fall on its own sword
The Unending War for Primacy: US Empire Survival Strategy, Iranian Resistance, and the Struggle for a Multipolar Order Editorial Analysis | July 2026 The confrontation in the Strait of Hormuz that began on July 7, 2026, represents not an isolated incident but the latest chapter in a continuous, decades-long war that the United States has… Continue reading
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Washington’s Never Ending War on Iran
How six years of negotiation, proxy pressure and energy strategy have shaped American policy toward Tehran Every round of negotiation between Washington and Tehran since 2018 has ended the same way, with talks collapsing shortly before or during a major escalation rather than after one. Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the Joint Comprehensive… Continue reading
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Faltering American Strategy in the Middle East
Escalation in the Strait: Trump, Iran, and the Anatomy of a Strategic Trap The Strait of Hormuz has long been recognised as one of the world’s most consequential maritime chokepoints. Approximately 20 per cent of globally traded oil passes through its narrow waters, making its security a matter of strategic concern for every major economy.… Continue reading
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Body as Resource: The Mainstreaming of Death by Organ Donation
Body as Resource: The Mainstreaming of Death by Organ Donation If you value thoughtful, evidence-based political writing that goes beyond mainstream narratives, media talking points, and partisan spin, consider supporting my work. You can make a one-time donation or become a regular supporter: Support Global Geopolitics Editorial Analysis | July 2026 They Are Shifting Architecture… Continue reading
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The Fracturing of European Solidarity:
Ukrainian Refugees and the Retreat from Humanitarian Commitment The numbers alone tell a story of unprecedented displacement. As of May 2026, Eurostat recorded 4.38 million Ukrainian refugees under temporary protection across European Union member states, with Germany hosting 1.28 million, Poland 967,500, and Spain 267,700 (1). Women constitute the majority of these refugees, reflecting the… Continue reading
