Tracking the World, One Axis at a Time
A collection of my editorials focused on uncovering what lies beneath the headlines
When Donald Trump arrives in Beijing and stands beside Xi Jinping under the cameras, the world will see diplomatic theatre. Handshakes, state banquets, carefully measured smiles, and familiar phrases like…
The war in West Asia is no longer just about Iran, Israel, or the Strait of Hormuz. It is now exposing a deeper and more consequential transformation inside the Gulf…
The latest round of diplomacy between the United States and Iran has once again exposed the central contradiction at the heart of the conflict. Washington wants a rapid de-escalation focused…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has once again signalled that Moscow believes the war in Ukraine may be entering its final phase, but his latest remarks reveal far more than a…
Romania’s political crisis has entered a decisive phase with the fall of Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan, whose government was overwhelmingly removed in a no-confidence vote that passed 281 to 4.…
U.S. President Donald Trump has signalled a tactical pause in Washington’s effort to escort commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, citing what he described as “great progress” toward a…
When Johann Wadephul arrived in Athens, the message he carried was meant to reassure but instead exposed the fault lines running through Europe’s security architecture. His insistence that German supplied…
When Fu Cong said that China had no intention of replacing the United States at the United Nations, it sounded like restraint. In reality, it reflects a deliberate choice about…
The decision by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries member United Arab Emirates to step away from the wider OPEC+ framework is being presented as a technical adjustment, a…
The dispute over the Falkland Islands, long held in a state of managed calm, is once again drawing attention as shifting political alignments begin to test old assumptions. What was…