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The Colour Revolution Playbook
How the US Captures Nations Without Firing a Shot to Disrupt Multipolarism, Extend Russia, Contain Iran and China The February 1992 draft of the Defense Planning Guidance, leaked to the New York Times and published on March 8, 1992, articulated a strategic vision that has shaped American foreign policy for three decades. The document, prepared… 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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Everyone Wants to Be Great Again
The Putin–Xi Multipolar Declaration, the Data Behind It, and Why Fragmentation May Be a More Accurate Description Than Partnership Editorial Analysis | 31 May 2026 On 20 May 2026, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping signed a Joint Declaration on the Establishment of a Multipolar World and a New Type of International… 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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Hormuz Isn’t the Point
A controlled crisis in Hormuz could deepen East Asia’s dependence on U.S.-aligned energy flows much as Europe was severed from cheap Russian supply On 28 February 2026, United States and Israeli forces launched nearly nine hundred airstrikes against Iran within twelve hours, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, destroying nuclear facilities and missile infrastructure, and triggering… Continue reading
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Subordinate or Destroy: The Actual Logic Behind Washington’s Wars Against Russia, Iran, and China
Mackinder’s Revenge: How a Century-Old Theory of Global Domination Is Driving Three Wars Simultaneously An Editorial Analysis | May 2026 The wars currently consuming Ukraine, Iran, and the broader Middle East are treated in Western media as three distinct conflicts with separate causes, separate actors, and separate diplomatic remedies. That framing is analytically convenient but… Continue reading
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1953 Coup: The Original Sin of US-Iran Relations
The 1953 Anglo-American overthrow of Mohammad Mosaddegh destroyed a democratic nationalist government, and laid the foundations for the anti-Western resistance doctrine drives Tehran’s politics today The modern confrontation between Iran and the United States did not begin with the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the embassy hostage crisis, or the rise of the Islamic Republic under Ayatollah… Continue reading
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Moscow Warns Baltic States Against Deeper Involvement in Ukraine Drone War
Russian intelligence claims Latvia is facilitating Ukrainian drone operations against Russian territory, raising the risk that the Baltic theatre could become the next escalation point in the widening confrontation between NATO and Moscow. Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service has accused Latvia of permitting Ukrainian drone operators to use NATO territory for potential strikes against targets inside… Continue reading
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NATO’s Baltic Gamble Risks Direct War With Russia
Allegations of Ukrainian drone operations linked to Latvian territory expose the collapsing boundary between proxy conflict and open confrontation between nuclear powers, while Europe drifts deeper into a war increasingly detached from democratic consent or strategic restraint. The alleged use of Latvian territory and NATO-linked infrastructure for Ukrainian drone operations against targets deep inside Russia… Continue reading
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