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Iran’s Engine-Room Strategy Is Testing the Limits of American Power
The Islamic Republic has shifted from warning shots to the systematic disabling of commercial vessels, driving tanker rates to $80 million per voyage, draining diesel inventories to critical lows, and exposing the material foundations upon which the petrodollar system ultimately rests Editorial Analysis | October 2026 The Strait of Hormuz has been transformed from a… Continue reading
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American Elections Cannot End the Wars That Corporate Power Requires
The United States has not suspended intelligence sharing with Ukraine, the war in Ukraine is a proxy war against Russia that began in 2014 and continues to escalate, and the midterm elections are scripted performances designed to prevent the public from recognising the corporate interests that actually determine policy Editorial Analysis | October 2026 The… Continue reading
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Washington Expands Its Proxy War in West Asia Whilst Retaining Its Grip on Iraq
The withdrawal was a repositioning. The burden-sharing network and new alliance of proxies is the real story as the war on multipolarism expands. Editorial Analysis | October 2026 The withdrawal of United States military forces from Iraq on 30 September 2026 has been presented by officials in Washington as the conclusion of a wartime mission… Continue reading
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Saudi Arabia’s $83 Billion Military Spending Has Failed to Buy Victory Against the Houthis
The kingdom has spent billions on American weapons, relied on foreign contractors and mercenaries, and deployed the most advanced air defence systems in the region. It still cannot hold ground against a militia it has been fighting for over a decade. Editorial Analysis | October 2026 Saudi Arabia’s military budget for 2025 reached approximately $83… Continue reading
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How the United States Is Using Proxies to Destroy the AI Infrastructure of Its Rivals
The strikes on Yandex facilities in Russia reveal a strategic campaign to degrade the technological foundations of multipolar competitors while the Atlantic alliance fractures and the diesel deal buys time for further aggression Editorial Analysis | October 2026 The United States is directing Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian data centres as part of a systematic… Continue reading
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Is the US Insurgency Strategy Against Iran Now in Play?
How Brookings’ Which Path to Persia? envisaged support for armed opposition and what the escalating insurgency in Sistan and Baluchestan reveals about the wider campaign against Tehran. Editorial Analysis | October 2026 The escalation of armed violence in Sistan and Baluchestan during 2026 corresponds precisely to a strategic option formally examined in the Brookings Institution’s… Continue reading
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Social Unrest in Europe: A Revolt of the Excluded
From Madrid to Berlin, from Paris to Rome, the working classes of Europe are rising against austerity, housing speculation, and a war economy that serves an oligarchy while demanding their sacrifice Editorial Analysis | October 2026 A wave of social unrest is sweeping across Western Europe, from the housing protests in Spain triggered by the… Continue reading
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The Generals in Kiev: Die for the Alliance, But Don’t Ask to Join
NATO alliance’s top military body visited Ukraine to show solidarity while the US says membership that would require them to defend Ukraine is “not on the table” Editorial Analysis | October 2026 The NATO Military Committee’s visit to Kiev on 7 October 2026, the first such visit in eight years, constitutes a strategic communication exercise… Continue reading
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How the White House Sold a Pyramid Scheme to the American People
The billionaires who gathered at the White House signed a non-binding promise to police themselves, while their data centres drain the water and electricity of American towns and their AI models replace the jobs of American workers Editorial Analysis | October 2026 The White House gathering on 29 September 2026 brought together the most powerful… Continue reading
