Troops from the United Kingdom have crossed Russia’s red line, by being deployed on the ground in Ukraine. Russia stated that the UK has given it every opportunity to view it as a party to the coflict, at this point. Moscow’s ambassador to London, Andrey Kelin, has said that Russia […]
“No doubt concentration camps were a means, a menace used to keep order.”—Albert Speer, Nuremberg Trials In 2021, amid a global pandemic, warnings that the federal government might repurpose warehouses into detention facilities on American soil were dismissed as speculative, alarmist, even conspiratorial. Five years later, what was speculation is […]
Trump has been unclear on the key driving force behind his pressure campaign against Iran Just a day before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to meet with President Donald Trump in Washington to do his best to get Washington to embrace his maximalist demands during negotiations with Iran, […]
The Middle East stands at a crossroads between endless war and comprehensive peace. A framework for peace does exist. Will the US finally seize it? History occasionally presents moments when the truth about a conflict is stated plainly enough that it becomes impossible to ignore. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s […]
Russia has stated that it will not attack the European Union (EU) or NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) member states unless it is attacked first. The comment came from Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who added that Western officials have justified increasing military spending by citing the need to defend […]
What does it mean when a man entrusted to represent the United States abroad appears 544 times in the files of the most notorious child sex trafficker of the modern era? What does it say about American power when a sitting U.S. ambassador and presidential envoy exchanged affectionate messages, coordinated […]
International Man: Davos 2026 just wrapped, and in Trump’s speech, he highlighted U.S. housing affordability. He framed it as a tradeoff with protecting existing homeowners’ wealth, warning that making homes “cheap” can crush values for people who already own them. How do you evaluate it economically and politically—and what does it […]
In a dramatic escalation of rhetoric, Russia has declared that any deployment of Western military forces to Ukraine—even under a future ceasefire agreement—would make those troops “legitimate combat targets” for the Russian armed forces. The stark warning, issued by Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on January 8, directly responds […]
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) has made moves to establish a war bank, as tensions with Russia rise. The Bank of Defense, Security, and Sustainability (DSRB) would allow NATO members to pool funds. In doing so, NATO would be circumventing domestic fiscal constraints and voter opposition by classifying contributions as […]
In a recent interview, Donald Trump claimed he could “very easily solve” the United Nations’ financial problems by requiring member states to pay their dues, much as he pressured NATO allies to increase defense contributions during his first term. Trump would not be able to do this with funds, as that is not […]