Carney’s Unity Challenge Begins in Alberta
Prime Minister Mark Carney is right to be worried about what is unfolding in Alberta. History has a habit of disguising political earthquakes as tactical gambles, and the language now…
Beijing’s Malacca Anxiety Is Growing Again
As conflict in West Asia continues to disrupt global energy markets and revive fears over maritime chokepoints, China and Singapore have moved quickly to reaffirm the principle of uninterrupted transit…
Europe’s China Policy Is Becoming More American
Europe is no longer debating whether China’s industrial rise is reshaping the global economy. It is now debating whether Europe itself can survive the consequences of that rise without abandoning…
The Limits of America’s Venezuela Playbook in Cuba
The Trump administration’s increasingly aggressive posture toward Cuba is beginning to resemble the strategy it deployed against Venezuela, but the comparison reveals as many differences as similarities. Oil pressure, military…
West Asia Is Witnessing the Rise of Regional Power Mediation
The possibility of a formal memorandum of understanding between Iran and the United States marks one of the most consequential diplomatic developments in West Asia since the beginning of the…
Europe Must Decide Whether Ukraine Is Truly European
Volodymyr Zelensky’s latest demand for full European Union membership is not simply about economics, visas, trade access, or symbolic European identity. It is fundamentally about power, legitimacy, and survival in…
The Multipolar Race for Africa Has Already Begun
France’s latest push to “reset” relations with Africa is less a confident diplomatic renewal and more an admission that the geopolitical map of the continent has already changed. President Emmanuel…
Israel’s Defence Industry Wants Freedom from America’s Military “Coupons”
For decades, American military aid to Israel was treated as one of the few untouchable pillars of Washington’s foreign policy. Since the late 1970s, successive administrations and Congresses viewed military…
China and Europe Redraw the Global Map of Scientific Power
The global competition for scientific talent is quietly becoming one of the defining geopolitical battles of the twenty first century. For decades, the United States stood at the unquestioned centre…
Putin’s Nuclear Exercises Are About More Than Ukraine
Russia’s latest nuclear exercises are not merely military drills. They are political theatre, strategic messaging and psychological warfare combined into one carefully calibrated operation designed to remind NATO that the…