President Trump’s military campaign against Iran, launched in February, has failed to achieve regime change and instead exemplifies a flawed U.S. strategy spanning 47 years. The war has weakened American leverage over Tehran while strengthening Iran’s resolve and regional capabilities.
Marwan Barghouti, a Palestinian leader imprisoned since 2002 for murder convictions widely viewed as politically motivated, could be key to Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations due to his rare cross-factional legitimacy and commitment to coexistence, according to the article.
Brazil’s October presidential election between incumbent leftist President Lula and far-right Senator Flávio Bolsonaro will significantly shape Latin America’s political direction, with Lula leading narrowly in polls while facing criticism from both centrists and progressives over economic growth and policy implementation.
North Korea trusts Russia and China over the unpredictable United States, preferring their reliability despite Trump’s efforts to build rapport with Kim Jong Un. Trump’s scaling back of military exercises with South Korea fails to address Pyongyang’s fundamental skepticism of American and South Korean commitment.
By Nate Bear* – donotpanic.substack.com Finland, often known as the happiest country in the world, now has the highest unemployment rate in Europe, demand for food aid has exploded by more than 70%, and homelessness, which had been declining for more than ten years, has…
The European People’s Party, which traditionally led centrist coalitions governing EU legislation, now increasingly partners with far-right parties to pass laws, including a harsh migration regulation. Without conditions from socialist, liberal and green parties supporting the EPP’s institutional control, the center-right group faces no political consequences for breaching its democratic firewall.
Five years after the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan, Western isolation policies have failed to pressure the group on human rights while devastating ordinary citizens through aid cuts and climate finance freezes. The author argues for selective engagement through local NGOs and international organizations to address humanitarian crises and food insecurity affecting 22 million people.
As US-China strategic rivalry intensifies, declining Western education in Chinese language, history and culture increases risks of misunderstanding Beijing’s intentions and policies, experts warn.
Recent Western claims of Ukrainian military success through drone warfare appear overstated, with mounting evidence suggesting Russia maintains battlefield momentum and Ukraine faces severe manpower shortages, infrastructure destruction, and demographic decline that undermine prospects for military victory.
While the petrodollar’s decline may weaken American monetary power, dollar centrality runs deeper than oil pricing, embedded across borrowing, reserves and financial markets. The real challenge facing the US is whether Gulf states and other nations will continue renegotiating their monetary dependence on terms favorable to Washington.
