Arman Mahmoudian The decision to bomb Iran could lead to disastrous consequences for the United States. The decision not to could be far worse. “We have a lot of ships going that [Iran] direction, just in case… We have an armada heading in that direction, and maybe we …
Read More »You Can’t Obliterate What You’re Still Threatening to Bomb
Seven months ago, President Donald Trump declared that U.S. airstrikes had “completely and totally obliterated” Iran’s nuclear facilities. This week, he is threatening to strike them again—warning that the next attack will be “far worse” unless Tehran agrees to nuclear negotiations. Something doesn’t add up. Either the June …
Read More »The “Rules Based International Order” is Crumbling: Should We Mourn Its End?
William J. Jones On January 20, 2025, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a speech at the annual WEF meeting in Davos. Immediately, a chorus of praise rang out from liberals and liberal media outlets the world over, Global North and Global South alike. Carney indirectly took aim …
Read More »Vision or Vanity? Deconstructing the Trump Gaza Development Plan
Jessup Kim It has been over two years since the start of the Gazan War and the ensuing genocide against the Palestinians living there. Earlier this week, the United States unveiled a plan for the development of Gaza, with seaside resorts, skyscrapers, and industrial centers. The plan exposes …
Read More »Washington’s Strategy Against Iran: Victory Without Firing a Shot
Liza Gallard The repeated military threats issued by Washington against Tehran appear less a prelude to war and more a mirror reflecting a strategic impasse. The United States has reached a point where it neither possesses the appetite to launch a war nor the ability to retreat openly. …
Read More »Seabed Sabotage, Germanium, and the Future of American Digital Power
By Dr. Shehab Al‑Makahleh When undersea telecommunications cables are damaged, investigators instinctively look for ships, anchors, or evidence of sabotage. That script has played out repeatedly in the Baltic Sea, where severed cables and damaged seabed infrastructure—alongside gas pipelines—have triggered vessel inspections and heightened concern over gray‑zone coercion …
Read More »How Trump’s Ad-Hoc Diplomacy—From Greenland to Ukraine—Confounds U.S. Allies
Last month, officials from the United States, Denmark, and Greenland had a regular meeting in Greenland’s capital, without discussing any U. S. military or financial takeover of the territory. However, this changed when President Trump announced special envoy Jeff Landry, who expressed on social media his intent to …
Read More »A ‘new world order’ based on dominance and the role of BRICS
Donald Trump has been leading the United States as its president since January 2025. Washington’s priority is to Make America Great Again (MAGA). Trump’s tariffs have rippled through many economies from Latin America through the Asian region to the continent of Africa. Trump’s Davos speech has explicitly revealed …
Read More »Hegemony Is Not a Business: The Diplomatic Cost of American Power
Arthur Micelino Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 21, 2026, Donald Trump announced he was seeking “immediate negotiations” to acquire Greenland from Denmark, arguing that “it’s the United States alone that can protect this giant mass of land, this giant piece of ice.” After …
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