Geopolitics
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The Recognition Network: Emerging Pro-Israel Efforts to Redraw South Africa and Zimbabwe in Response to Their Support for Palestine
How a Transnational Advocacy Architecture Linking Mthwakazi, the Western Cape, Somaliland, and Zionist Precedent Is Being Assembled Against the Territorial Order of Post-Independence Africa Editorial Analysis | June 2026 I. THE DOCTRINE AND ITS ARCHITECT On 2 January 2026, an article titled ‘Africa Must Fragment, South Africa First’ appeared in the Times of Israel under… Continue reading
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Russian MOD Confirms Strikes on Ukrainian Military Facilities: What We Know So Far
Moscow claims military targets were struck as Ukraine reports extensive aerial attacks. Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Monday that its forces carried out long-range strikes against military-industrial facilities, airfields, and conscription centers across Ukraine. According to the ministry, the attacks targeted sites in Kiev, Kharkov, and Dnepr using drones and missiles launched from air, land,… Continue reading
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Trump’s Narrative Collides With Negotiation Reality
Behind the Scenes of Trump’s Claim That “Iran Accepted the Terms” As the United States retreated from its attempt to add new provisions to the draft agreement, Donald Trump simultaneously escalated his threats on social media and launched a campaign to portray Iran as having surrendered under military pressure. According to sources familiar with the… Continue reading
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The AI Spending Trap
How the largest capital expenditure programme in corporate history is being financed by debt rather than profit, sustained by narrative rather than demonstrated returns, and protected from scrutiny by a geopolitical strategy that punishes governments which attempt to build economies around public benefit rather than private accumulation This paper examines three interlocking phenomena that together… Continue reading
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Ukraine Bookends Russia’s ‘Davos’ with Drone Raids on St. Petersburg
More than 140 drones intercepted on the forum’s final day; airport suspended; Zelensky’s open letter to Putin offers talks but promises more strikes if war continues Ukraine launched one of its largest drone attacks on Russia’s second city in the early hours of Saturday, striking St. Petersburg as delegates prepared to depart the St. Petersburg… Continue reading
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The War That Remade Iran: Strategic Gains from the 2026 Conflict
How a Battered Islamic Republic Emerged with New Power, New Leadership, and a Changed Middle East The central premise of the February 2026 American and Israeli military campaign against Iran was straightforward: sustained aerial bombardment combined with targeted killings of the Islamic Republic’s senior leadership would either fracture the state or produce conditions amenable to… Continue reading
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Reading Between the Lines: Why Rezaee’s CNN Interview Is More About Messaging Than Negotiation
Tehran does not expect negotiations to produce a breakthrough, it wants to shape the narrative around any future escalation My reading of Rezaee’s CNN interview is that it is primarily directed at Western audiences and the cameras, not because Tehran genuinely expects negotiations to produce a breakthrough, but because it wants to shape the narrative… Continue reading
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Lavrov Highlights Strength of Russia-China Partnership at International Conference
Russian foreign minister says Moscow and Beijing’s strategic partnership remains a stabilising force in global affairs as the two countries mark key diplomatic anniversaries. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has hailed the enduring partnership between Russia and China in a message to participants of the 11th International Conference, Russia and China: Cooperation in a New… Continue reading
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George Galloway Monologue: The UK is Now A Police State
George Galloway Monologue: No more Dixon of Dock Green For younger readers it is important to know that there was a time – in my lifetime- when the British Police were almost universally admired and respected. They were tall, men, in smart uniforms, collar and tie. If you were lost you were taught to ask… Continue reading
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The Fractured Crescent
Power, Rivalry and Realignment in the Emerging Middle Eastern Order The Middle East enters another period of strategic transition as assumptions underpinning the regional order during the post-Cold War era face growing pressure from shifting power balances, changing economic realities, military confrontation, and the gradual erosion of uncontested American dominance. Public discussion frequently presents the… Continue reading
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