When Hormuz Stops, the World Stops: Inside the Chokepoint Crisis
The Strait of Hormuz is once again reminding the world that geography is not background scenery. It is infrastructure. It…
The Persian Gulf War Explained: Israel First and the Fracturing of Trumpism
How Max Blumenthal argues that the Iran war exposed foreign influence, donor power and a civil war inside MAGA If…
Persian Gulf War & the Ceasefire Illusion: West Asia Still on the Brink
West Asia is once again trapped in that most unstable of conditions: neither peace nor war. A ceasefire may still…
New Axis of Power: How Russia and China Changed the Rules for Washington
Veteran journalist and geopolitical analyst Pepe Escobar says the U.S.–Iran standoff has reached “the razor’s edge,” with a fateful decision…
“Make America Go Away”: How the World Switched Off the U.S. Economy
In late January, a series of seemingly disconnected events began to converge into something far more consequential than a news…
The U.S. Military Operation in Venezuela and the Seizure of President Nicolás Maduro
On January 3, 2026, the United States carried out a major military operation in Venezuela that combined airstrikes with a…
2025: The Birth of a Multipolar World Order
Russian Victory in Ukraine: NATO’s Defeat and Ukraine’s Collapse After nearly two years of grueling conflict, 2025 saw the scales…
Europe’s Institutions Under Strain: Is the EU and NATO Facing a Crisis?
Russia’s war on Ukraine – the largest conflict in Europe since WWII – has put unprecedented stress on the European…
Sudan’s Breaking Point: War, Genocide & the Gulf Chessboard
In April 2023, the long-smouldering political fault lines in Sudan burst into open war between the national military, the Sudanese…
The War No One Asked For: Inside the U.S. Confrontation with Venezuela
Historical Background and Roots of the Conflict Relations between the United States and Venezuela have been fraught for decades, driven…