Tracking the World, One Axis at a Time
A collection of my editorials focused on uncovering what lies beneath the headlines
For three days in Beijing, President Donald Trump behaved in a way rarely associated with him. There were no aggressive late-night social media outbursts, no improvised attacks in front of…
The latest polling across Europe reveals something far bigger than attitudes toward American military bases. It exposes a continent slowly splitting into two different strategic realities. On one side stands…
As India hosts the two day BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi on May 14 and 15, the gathering arrives at one of the most volatile geopolitical moments in…
The European Union is quietly preparing for what may become one of the biggest security transitions in the eastern Mediterranean since the 2006 Lebanon war. Behind the diplomatic language coming…
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…