In his second term, US President Donald Trump has gone the way of past executive tribunes of the American imperium in seeking land and resources like a kleptomaniacal pincher. This has been bracing, not least for a foreign policy establishment inured to the hypocrisies of virtue concealed in the international […]
Day: October 8, 2026
Putin’s Valdai Speech: ‘Limits Of The Possible, Or Limitless Possibilities?’
On October 1, 2026, Putin spoke at the 23rd Valdai meeting for almost three and a half hours. The official theme was “Responsibility for the Future: Limits of the Possible, or Limitless Possibilities?” In reality it was not a philosophical discussion about the future. It was a cold, precise snapshot […]
Saudi Arabia’s Yemen Offensive And The Risks Of A Wider War
Fighting in Yemen has entered a new and more dangerous phase. Yemen’s internationally recognised government, backed by Saudi Arabia, says it has retaken ground from the Iran-backed Houthi movement near the Bab el-Mandeb strait, the narrow waterway linking the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden. The Houthis say Saudi […]






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