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The Calm Before the Storm: Is Washington Preparing for War With Iran Again?
Washington says it wants diplomacy, but the demands being placed on Tehran look more like surrender terms than the foundation for lasting peace. The United States says it still wants diplomacy with Iran. Officials continue talking about negotiations, peace, and “de-escalation.” But behind the language of diplomacy, the reality looks very different. The conditions Washington… 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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Do Not Underestimate the United States (Editorial Version)
An analytical examination of the US blockade on Iran, the systematic disruption of energy flows to Asia, and the long-term campaign to isolate China The United States Navy’s deployment of FA-18 Super Hornets to conduct strafing attacks against Iranian commercial tankers in the Gulf of Oman on 6 and 8 May 2026, three vessels targeted,… Continue reading
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Do Not Underestimate the United States (Long Version)
Why the United States Seeks Control of Supply Routes Rather Than Conventional Victory American power has repeatedly been misread during prolonged geopolitical confrontations because commentators continue measuring strategic success through the narrow lens of immediate battlefield outcomes rather than through cumulative institutional, economic, and infrastructural transformation across decades. Independent geopolitical analyst Brian Berletic argued during… Continue reading
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Kagan and Boot: The Guilty Are Writing the Verdict (Short Version)
From Tehran to Taiwan: The Men Who Built America’s Empire Are Now Writing Its Autopsy This the shortened version, the detailed long version for the avid readers, see link at the bottom. Two of the most prominent architects of American imperial strategy published what can only be described as an obituary for uncontested United States… Continue reading
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Kagan and Boot: The Guilty Are Writing the Verdict (Extended Version)
From Tehran to Taiwan: The Men Who Built America’s Empire Are Now Writing Its Autopsy The extraordinary significance of the Max Boot interview with former CIA analyst John Culver does not rest merely in the military assessments themselves, severe as they already appear. The deeper significance rests in who is speaking, where they are speaking,… Continue reading
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A Division of Labour in WarA Division of Labour in War
The Transfer of Strategic Burden from Washington to Europe in the Ukraine Conflict The Ukraine conflict has entered a phase in which military attrition matters less than institutional transfer. Washington no longer behaves as a state attempting to terminate a costly war through settlement. It behaves as a system reallocating operational responsibility to subordinate allies… Continue reading
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The End of Orbán, Not Orbánism
Magyar maintains sovereignty policy while altering Hungary’s position inside EU bargaining as Energy dependence and EU leverage define Hungary’s policy regardless of leadership change Hungary’s recent election removed Viktor Orbán from office after more than a decade of centralised rule, replacing him with Péter Magyar following a vote that delivered roughly 54 per cent to… Continue reading
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Kushner’s Foreign Deals and Policy Role Face Congressional Scrutiny
Officials cite national security and ethics concerns tied to investment activity and international negotiations U.S. Representative Yassamin Ansari says she plans to investigate Jared Kushner over concerns about conflicts between U.S. foreign policy activity and private financial interests. Kushner is the son-in-law of Donald Trump, a relationship that placed him in a senior advisory role… Continue reading
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