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A Union Built on Smoke and Mirrors
How the European Union constructed a substitute political project around the defence of Ukraine, financed it through budget headroom and loan guarantees rather than transparent appropriation, and now confronts a fiscal and legitimacy crisis that its ruling class cannot resolve without either abandoning the war or dismantling the financial architecture of liberal Europe. Editorial Analysis… Continue reading
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The Economic D-Day That Never Came
Washington promised to drive Iranian oil exports to zero and ground Iran’s airlines by late September. Nearly fifty days later, the oil is still moving, the planes are still landing, and the political and monetary costs are landing squarely on the United States. Editorial Analysis | October 2026 The “Economic D-Day” was presented as the… Continue reading
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The Hunters Became the Hunted
How Iran flipped the war on its attackers and turned oil into a weapon aimed at the American economy Editorial Analysis | October 2026 The Taylor Rule, developed by Stanford economist John Taylor in 1993, was designed to guide central banks in setting interest rates in response to inflation and economic output, and it assumes… Continue reading
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U.S. Financial Losses Signal Market Breakdown and Risk of Economic Contraction
Energy disruption, inflation, rising debt costs, and global repricing of U.S. assets place sustained pressure across the entire economic system A sharp break in United States financial markets during the final week of March 2026 raised the risk of a broader economic contraction extending beyond equities into the core functions of the economy and its… Continue reading
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Turkey and India Lead $82 Billion Dump of U.S. Treasuries
As foreign central banks dump U.S. bonds to defend their own economies, rising yields and shrinking demand threaten to destabilize the financial system underpinning American power. A financial shock is moving through the global system as foreign central banks offload tens of billions of dollars in U.S. Treasuries in a matter of weeks in favor… Continue reading
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Turkey and India Lead $82 Billion Dump of U.S. Treasuries
As foreign central banks dump U.S. bonds to defend their own economies, rising yields and shrinking demand threaten to destabilize the financial system underpinning American power. A financial shock is moving through the global system as foreign central banks offload tens of billions of dollars in U.S. Treasuries in a matter of weeks in favor… Continue reading
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Gulf States Draw Line on War with Iran
Gulf governments resist integration while exploring alternative security architecture Gulf states are declining participation in any military structure that places them alongside Israel or under a unified command that includes Israeli forces. Abdulaziz Sager, founder of the Gulf Research Center, attributes this position to both political constraints and strategic calculation across the region. Several governments… Continue reading
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The Strait of Hormuz Is Open by Permission
Iran imposes controlled transit after sustained aggression, converting open passage into a regulated system of access, payment, and geopolitical alignment A functioning maritime corridor has been converted into a controlled economic gate without formal closure, altering both the legal character and financial mechanics of the most critical energy chokepoint in the global system. Shipping through… Continue reading
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The Iran War and the Fragmentation of the Global Energy and Petrodollar Order
The drive to monopolise global energy, deny rivals access, and reinforce the dominance of the U.S.-led core is accelerating geopolitical realignment reshaping of global power. The war centred on Iran has entered an economic phase that now drives outcomes more decisively than battlefield engagements. The featured image is March 26, 2026, when the stock market… Continue reading
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Trump’s Dilemma – Iran is not blinking
Balancing Oil, Markets, and Military Strategy in the Face of Iranian Defiance President Trump faces a narrowing set of options over Iran as economic exposure, regional military realities, domestic political pressure, and an emerging credibility problem increasingly overlap. Alongside military and economic constraints, the sudden resurgence of the Epstein files across global media platforms has… Continue reading
