What have the Americans ever done for us?
From Hiroshima to Guantánamo, from Guatemala to Iraq: as American hegemony fractures loudly and in real time, history demands we finally ask what the world’s last empire is now leaving behind — and for whom
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America’s Maritime Action Plan: Strategic vision or high-seas bluff?
Washington has unveiled the Maritime Action Plan to reclaim control of global shipping. The strategy is bold, the framing is national security—and the industrial base it relies on barely exists
Judges vs. President: The Supreme Court tariffs ruling that exposed the limits of judicial power
On February 20, 2026, six Supreme Court justices declared Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs illegal. He responded within hours by imposing new ones. This is what that sequence tells us
Plamen Tonchev on the U.S.–China power shift and the coming age of uncertainty
An in-depth interview with Plamen Tonchev, one of Europe’s most seasoned China watchers, on U.S.–China rivalry, strategic contradictions, and the risks of a leaderless international order
Venezuela: President Trump emerges “victorious” from his litter box
Donald Trump declares victory in Venezuela after a dramatic intervention, leaving unresolved realities, legal violations, and geopolitical risks that may turn the operation into a long-term strategic disaster
Can Trump’s reported “28-point plan” for Ukraine deliver? Is peace within reach?
Trump’s reported 28-point Ukraine peace plan has ignited global debate, raising questions about U.S. leverage, European resistance, and whether any settlement can hold amid a shifting geopolitical landscape
Rare earth showdown: China’s power play and America’s tariff strike
China’s sweeping rare earth export controls and the U.S. retaliatory tariffs mark a defining moment in techno-mercantilist rivalry—where control over indispensable materials now challenges America’s long-claimed status as the indispensable nation
The voluntarism vortex: When grand bargains go awry
The international stage endures an unprecedented surge of voluntarism, where agreements, often impractical, forge a landscape indifferent to reality, yielding unpredictable geopolitical and economic ramifications
Can the Trump–Netanyahu Gaza Plan deliver a durable political settlement?
The Trump–Netanyahu Gaza Plan, presented on 29 September 2025, promises humanitarian relief, Israeli withdrawal, and Gaza’s reconstruction, yet its externally imposed structure and lack of Palestinian ownership undermine its legitimacy, feasibility, and potential for durable peace
After Alaska: The various breakthroughs of the Trump–Putin summit
The Trump–Putin summit in Alaska reshapes global geopolitics, marking Russia’s return from pariah to partner, sidelining Europe, shifting burdens to Ukraine, and unveiling America’s strategy to counter China through renewed U.S.–Russia cooperation