The Thucydides Warning: China’s Rising Confidence and America’s Uncertain Future A Summit That Felt Less Like Diplomacy and More Like History DONALD Trump arrived in Beijing hoping to project strength, revive economic momentum and demonstrate that the United States still commands global influence. Instead, many analysts now view the visit as something far more consequential: […]
A Claim About Shifting Global Narratives RECENT developments involving Iran and the temporary disruption around the Strait of Hormuz have been interpreted by some commentators as having unintended geopolitical consequences far beyond the Middle East. One such interpretation argues that these events have weakened long-standing Western security narratives about intervention in Africa—particularly those framed around […]
Oil Markets React to Escalating Iran–US Tensions GLOBAL oil prices climbed after reports that Iran has hardened its position on the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global energy chokepoint, while also accusing the United States of undermining diplomatic trust. The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most important oil transit routes, handling a […]
A GLOBAL CHOKEPOINT IN CRISIS THE Strait of Hormuz has emerged as the central stage of renewed US–Iran tensions, with maritime incidents, military planning and economic shocks unfolding simultaneously. Reports that an Iranian cargo vessel reached port after an alleged attempted US seizure illustrate the increasing frequency of confrontations in the region’s shipping lanes. NAVAL […]
The Language of Power — and the Limits of It WHEN leaders threaten to send rivals “back to the Stone Age,” the phrase is meant to project dominance. It is designed to intimidate, to simplify conflict into a contest of strength versus weakness. Yet such rhetoric often reveals more about the speaker than the target. […]
Strait of Hormuz Crisis Widens as Military and Financial Fronts Converge A fresh wave of confrontations involving Iran, the United States, and regional actors has intensified tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, with ship seizures, reported attacks on vessels, and economic pressure on Iraq combining to deepen one of the most serious Gulf crises in […]
By GRACE OLIVIA US Defence Chief Projects Confidence After Military Campaign U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has issued one of the strongest official statements yet regarding recent military operations involving Iran, declaring what he described as a decisive and historic victory. In remarks framed around strategic success, Hegseth suggested that American and allied forces had not […]
Multinational Security Talks Begin THE United Kingdom and France are leading a new multinational military planning conference aimed at reopening and securing the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most strategically important maritime routes. Military planners from more than 30 countries are meeting in London for a two-day conference to develop operational plans that […]
The Shadow Side of Victory WARS are often remembered through battlefield victories, military strategy, and diplomatic triumphs. Yet some conflicts leave behind a more complicated archive—one filled with covert operations, disputed massacres, proxy violence, and questions that remain politically explosive decades later. The history surrounding Israel’s formative decades contains several such episodes. They continue to […]
The Story Behind the Story A dramatic social media narration claims that what appeared to be a daring rescue of a downed American pilot was actually a cover story for a disastrous failed military incursion into Iran. It is a compelling narrative: elite troops, mass air deployments, destroyed aircraft, hidden losses, and a government desperate […]