When “Foreign Agent” Stops Being an Analysis and Becomes a Law
Researchers and policymakers working on foreign influence should pay closer attention to how their own concepts travel once they leave the seminar
Reason-Vision-Virtue
Trump pushing India into high-stakes, high-risk China clash
In Washington, India’s trade talks with the US this week will test Modi’s ability to navigate this minefield. With China’s outsized role
Tehran’s Berlin Wall Moment Unfolds in Syria and Lebanon
Emboldened by these shifts, the Iranian people might seize the moment to challenge their own regime, as history shows no oppressive system
Is Civil War Coming to Europe?
What’s happening in Britain is happening all over western Europe. Alas, the professor thinks it’s too late to stop civil war in
The Return of Multipolarity
What we are seeing today with the apparent collapse of the US empire and the growth of BRICS is therefore a most
China’s deceitful, disastrous projects in Latin America and Africa
Half-baked and shoddy projects, labor exploitation, debt traps and devastating environmental damage are part of the Chinese Communist Party portfolio. And people
The Rise of Russia’s African Empire
Moscow’s ambitions in Africa extend far beyond the continent—it sees it as a critical node in a new global architecture of influence.
The Thucydides Trap: Vital lessons from ancient Greece for China and the US
In today’s context, invoking the Thucydides Trap as a justification for confrontation with China may do more harm than good. It reinforces
Roadmap: Via Meloni
Europe is preparing for the worst. The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, stated bluntly in an interview with Germany’s Die
The generals of Islamabad and their Zionist daydream
The generals in Islamabad—ever resplendent in starched uniforms and an exaggerated sense of self-importance—are once again casting furtive glances toward Tel Aviv.
The complex legacy of Pope Francis
On the one hand, Francis dramatically reshaped the geographic breakdown of the clerical elite over the years, appointing 110 of the 138