Geostrategic Media Political Commentary, Analysis, Security, Defense
By Dan Steinbock The collision of an aging population, escalating climate damages, and massive remilitarization is set to present an unprecedented, compounding threat to the future well-being of Europeans. On August 27, 2026, European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen gave a speech in Paris noting that …
September, 2026
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11 September
Jordan: Hear You, Yes; Understand You, NO!
By Eng. Saleem Al-Batayneh Hearing is not merely sound reaching the ears — it is the ability to distinguish words and understand their meanings. The world around us has changed, and our current level of anxiety and fear no longer allows us to take a single step forward …
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11 September
Is the West Marching Toward World War?
Mazen Al Najjar The greatest challenge facing the West is adapting to a new distribution of global power: how can peace and order be achieved in a world after Western hegemony? One of the most fundamental questions in any social system is how order can be established by …
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7 September
EU gas storage facilities 65% full, no further action needed: European Commission
EU gas storage facilities are around 65% full, with no further action needed for the time being, a European Commission spokesperson said Friday. Anna-Kaisa Itkonen told reporters that the bloc’s Gas Coordination Group assessed the situation Thursday and determined that existing measures were sufficient to ensure gas supplies …
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7 September
South Korea Should Export Drone-Resilient Armored Formations
Dr. Ju Hyung Kim Recent footage from Yemen should be taken seriously by South Korea’s defense industry. In August, Houthi media released a video claiming that a Rajum multirotor drone dropped a munition on Saudi Arabia’s M1A2S Abrams tank near Marib. The ammunition appeared to hit the rear …
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7 September
Global food prices hit their highest level since 2022 as Russia-Ukraine war disrupts wheat exports
Global food prices rose in August to their highest level since late 2022 as disruptions linked to the Russia-Ukraine war put renewed pressure on grain markets and Black Sea exports, according to UN data and the Polish Economic Institute (PIE). The UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s Food Price …
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7 September
The Jaws of Stagnation: What Europe’s Market Production Decline Really Tells Us
At first glance, a 0.1 percent drop in the EU’s total market production index and a 0.2 percent decline in the euro area for June 2026 might appear trivial—a rounding error, a statistical hiccup, something for economists to debate and policymakers to dismiss. But that would be a …
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7 September
Germany’s right-wing AfD wins Saxony-Anhalt election with record 43.8% vote
Germany’s right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party won Sunday’s state election in Saxony-Anhalt with a record 43.8% of the vote but fell short of a majority to govern alone, while Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) slumped to a historic low of 17.2%, according to preliminary …
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7 September
Pakistan vows to ‘strive for dialogue’ despite latest US-Iranian escalation
Pakistan on Wednesday vowed to “strive for dialogue” between the US and Iran to end their months-long war despite the latest escalations. “Despite recent escalations, we remain hopeful and continue to strive for dialogue and diplomacy,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tahir Andrabi told reporters in Islamabad. The statement came …
