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Convergence in the Persian Gulf
Convergence among Iran, China, and Russia in the Strait of Hormuz alters American risk calculations, though it does not remove the structural capacity of the United States to initiate military action. American primacy in the Strait of Hormuz rests upon a maritime doctrine shaped by Alfred Thayer Mahan’s classic argument that control of sea lanes… Continue reading
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On the Cusp of Trump’s Regime Change and the Persian Gamble
The military build-up against Iran and the doctrines, alliances, and risks shaping a possible full-scale conflict Television reports from Channel 12 state that President Donald Trump stands on the verge of approving a large scale, week long military campaign against Iran that would be perceived internationally as full war rather than limited reprisal. Sources briefed… Continue reading
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Cuba in the Face of Economic Blockade
Economic coercion, financial dominance, regime change policy, and Cuban state resilience within a prolonged asymmetric conflict For more than six decades the United States has maintained a comprehensive system of economic coercion against Cuba that began under Dwight D. Eisenhower and was consolidated under John F. Kennedy following the failed invasion at the Bay of… Continue reading
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Iran’s Midget Submarines Form Quiet Backbone of Coastal Defence Small but numerous Ghadir-class submarine fleet highlights Tehran’s focus on asymmetric warfare in the Persian Gulf Iran’s navy has developed a range of unconventional tools over the years, but one of the least noticed is its fleet of small submarines known as the Ghadir-class submarine. These… Continue reading
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Russian delegation faced airspace restrictions en route to Geneva peace talks
Geneva talks underscore the fragile path toward a negotiated settlement and delegations met under strict security as Western airspace restrictions forced long detours Countries that publicly accuse Moscow of obstructing peace efforts at the same time denied overflight access to the Russian delegation en route to negotiations in Geneva, according to Russian officials, highlighting the… Continue reading
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BRICS needs strategic maritime cooperation – Putin aide
Why BRICS is moving toward maritime cooperation and why it has not become a military alliance Cooperation between the navies of member countries would help protect sea lanes, Nikolay Patrushev has said,speaking to Argumenty i Fakty (meaning “arguements and facts” ), a Russian weekly newspaper. ‘Our key task is building a multipolar order at sea.… Continue reading
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Marco Declares Colonialist War on the Global South
Marco Rubio’s Munich Declaration of Colonial Revivalism amid the Crisis of Western Primacy and the Rise of the Global South Marco Rubio used the Munich Security Conference to present a civilisational argument grounded in imperial expansion and Western dominance. He declared that “for five centuries, before the end of the Second World War, the West… Continue reading
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The Greatest Robbery in Financial History Continues to Play Out in the Silver Market
An analysis of events surrounding the silver market dislocation of Friday 13 February, and the systemic mechanics that enabled it It’s Saturday morning, February 14, 2026, with global markets closed, the week’s turbulence in silver has come to a temporary halt. Over the preceding five trading days, February 9 through February 13, the market had… Continue reading
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Russian Foreign Policy in a Fragmenting OrderLavrov at the State Duma and the Structure of Multipolar PowerInstitutional Continuity under Strategic Pressure
An opinion analysis of Russia’s systemic positioning amid global realignmentSecurity, law, and sovereignty in contemporary Russian diplomacy Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov used the State Duma hearing to present a coherent account of Russian foreign policy under conditions described as structural change rather than episodic crisis. The remarks framed current conflicts as consequences of an exhausted… Continue reading
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Saudi Arabia Has The “BOMB”
Nuclear Patronage, Saudi-Pakistan Security Ties, and the US-Israel Escalatory Dynamics Surrounding Iran Former senior Iranian military officials and independent analysts have publicly asserted for the first time that Saudi Arabia may already be in possession of a hidden nuclear arsenal, and that Riyadh’s extended deterrence is effectively being provided by Pakistan through a strategic mutual… Continue reading
