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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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The China Perspective: War Without Declaration
A Consideration of War in Iran and the Greater Reordering of the World In Which China Endures the Tumult of War Whilst the Old Order Strains to Maintain Its Hold China views the Iran war not as a distant regional conflict but as part of a broader strategic environment in which it is the primary… Continue reading
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China’s First Direct Rejection of U.S. Financial Jurisdiction
Why Beijing’s refusal to recognise American sanctions marks a structural shift in global financial power A legal border moved across the international system when China’s Ministry of Commerce instructed domestic firms not to recognise, enforce, or comply with United States sanctions against five Chinese refineries. Financial globalisation relied upon a silent assumption that American secondary… Continue reading
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Iran War Blunder Seen Through the Law of Unintended Consequences
Strait of Hormuz disruption, sanctions blowback, and energy market chaos exposing the fragility of globalisation and accelerating geopolitical realignment Economic history repeatedly demonstrates the law of unintended consequences operating with particular force during military escalation and coercive sanctions regimes. The confrontation surrounding Iran now produces cascading disruptions across energy markets, alliances, shipping networks, and domestic… Continue reading
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Manufacturing Public Acceptance of War
How Behavioural Conditioning and Narrative Control Produce Acceptance of War Support for moving closer to war did not form on its own or in response to a single event. People were pushed toward accepting escalation through repeated messages, selective information, and emotional pressure applied over time. Government statements, major media coverage, and institutional signalling reinforced… Continue reading
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The United States as the Principal Adversary of its Own Currency
The political economy consequences of turning financial infrastructure into weapons hence de-risking from America is a rational response to concentrated monetary power The United States dollar emerged as the core instrument of global trade and finance after 1945, supported by American industrial dominance, military reach, and the Bretton Woods framework. That position rested on confidence… Continue reading
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Tensions Surge in the Middle East: US-Iran Conflict Looms
As Military Forces Mobilize and Diplomatic Channels Fray, Experts Warn a Major Confrontation May Be Imminent. In recent reports, the situation in the Middle East has escalated to a point where military conflict between the United States and Iran appears increasingly imminent. Various outlets, including Reuters and CBS, have reported that the U.S. may be… Continue reading
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Iran Holds: What Follows the Collapse of the Street Strategy
How economic warfare, intelligence operations, and deterrence shift after regime survival As the violence subsided and funerals replaced street clashes, casualty data began to undermine the dominant external narrative surrounding the unrest. Official death tallies released by Iranian authorities showed that a clear majority of those killed were neither demonstrators nor participants in protest activity.… Continue reading
