Trump is traveling to Beijing in the hope of extinguishing fires that he himself has lit. At the negotiating table, Xi Jinping holds the better cards. From 13 to 15 May, Donald Trump will pay a state visit to President Xi Jinping in Beijing. Originally, the intention was to discuss the trade conflict between the […]
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Europe’s Strategic Bet To Offset U.S. Tariffs And Rising Global Rivalries
When the European Union and the Mercosur bloc finally began implementing their long-delayed free trade agreement, it marked the end of one of the most protracted negotiations in modern trade history – and the beginning of a new, uncertain chapter in global commerce. After 25 years of talks, the deal […]
Existential Threat To Zelensky And His Inner Circle? Ex-Aide’s Arrest On Corruption Charges
The scandal that Politico first wrote about as a threat to Zelensky’s European ambitions has turned out to be far deeper in reality. New details that have made their way into leading global publications have transformed a local corruption story into an existential challenge for the entire Ukrainian government. The […]
The Hawks At The RAND Are Inciting Violent Operations In Latin America
In May 2026, the RAND Corporation organization from the USA (undesirable in Russia), released another report on the Western Hemisphere. It is called “Force Multipliers in the Americas. Harnessing Security Force Assistance to Bolster Homeland Defense and U.S. Strategic Objectives in Latin America” and contains recommendations on how Washington can […]
Only Elon Musk Can Fire Elon Musk From SpaceX
SpaceX is preparing for one of the most anticipated initial public offerings in modern financial history, but newly revealed details about the company’s governance structure suggest that public investors may receive only limited influence over the company’s leadership. According to information reviewed by Reuters, SpaceX has informed investors in its […]
Eighty-One Years On: Why the West Still Can’t Accept The Soviet Victory
The refusal by the Baltic states and Poland to open their airspace to the Slovak prime minister traveling to Moscow for Victory Day commemorations raises an uncomfortable question: has honoring the Soviet dead of World War II become politically illegitimate in today’s Europe? The head of government of an EU […]
The UK’s New Multinational Naval Initiative Aims To Contain Russia In The Arctic & Baltic
The risk of a hot NATO-Russian war breaking out at sea as opposed to NATO’s Eastern Flank in Central & Eastern Europe is growing. General Sir Gwyn Jenkins, head of the British Royal Navy, announced that his counterparts from the 10-nation Joint Expeditionary Taskforce comprised of the UK, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, […]
Epic Interruptus: The Iranian Snare And American Defeat
On May 10, Robert Kagan, the high priest of neoconservative thought, the bell ringer for muscular interventionism and general American meddlesomeness, lamented in The Atlantic that the United States had suffered a unique defeat in its efforts to subjugate Iran. The article says much about Kagan’s own identification with the […]
The Strategic Calculations Influencing Trump’s & Putin’s Upcoming Meetings With Xi
A US deal with China without one with Russia would be to Russia’s disadvantage and vice versa, but no US deal with either of them might disadvantage Russia in the short term but could harm the US in the long run if it leads to a de facto Sino-Russo alliance. […]
The Parade That Went Ahead: Threats, Rhetoric, And The Political Battle Around May 9
In the weeks leading up to Victory Day celebrations in Moscow, the political atmosphere surrounding May 9 became unusually tense. Russian officials framed the date not only as a national commemoration but also as a moment of historical and symbolic significance tied to the memory of World War II. Against […]






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