Author: Joshua MODISE

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The Arctic As A New Target: Why The US Seeks To Exhaust Europe And Claim Northern Resources

Arctic geopolitics is heating up. As the region’s resource-rich seabed and vital shipping routes draw global interest, Washington’s strategy is becoming clear: pressure Europe economically through Ukraine support, then capitalize on European exhaustion to advance control over Arctic resources. Europe as the Financial Buffer of U.S. Strategy Over recent years, […]

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What The SCO Summit In China Really Revealed

The recent Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in China has become one of the most significant political events of the year. For the West, which is trying to preserve its dominance in the global system, the summit sent a clear signal: the countries of the Global South are ready to […]

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Dictatorship By The Back Door? Lithuania, Ukraine, And The EU’s Crisis Of Democratic Legitimacy

Lithuania: when integration turns into subordination At a protest rally in Sofia this July, Lithuanian MEP Petras Grazulis delivered a scathing critique of his own country’s trajectory within the European Union. According to Grazulis, Lithuania’s adoption of the euro was not only economically disastrous, but also procedurally illegitimate. He argued […]

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European Sanctions Are Smoke And Mirrors: LNG Imports’ Dynamic Shows The Inconsistency Of The European Foreign Policy

Europe has become used to wishful thinking. The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, as well as a number of high-ranking officials from countries particularly favorable to the United States (for example, the Czech Republic or Poland) and the European establishment have repeatedly said that Russia has […]