As of 17 June 2025, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is basking in diplomatic fanfare—from Cyprus, where he received the nation’s top honor and advanced trade corridor plans, to the G7 stage in Canada, where India’s growing clout is impossible to ignore.
Modi on Parade: Cyprus Honors, G7 Spotlight, and the Art of the Global Grand Entrance Read More »
As of 17 June 2025, Saudi Arabia’s execution of journalist Turki al-Jasser for so-called “anti-royal” posts marks the regime’s most chilling warning to digital dissenters yet—proving that in the Kingdom, a tweet can be a capital offense.
Xi Jinping is in Central Asia pushing for tighter economic and security coordination with Kazakhstan and regional allies, using summit diplomacy to expand China’s sphere of influence and cast Beijing as the indispensable power amid global crisis.
Donald Trump has used the G7 summit in Canada to remind allies and adversaries alike: multilateralism is dead, tariffs are forever, and consensus is what happens when everyone else gives up.
Trump’s G7 Show: Tariffs, Tensions, and the Art of the Sulk Read More »
As of 16 June 2025, Nigel Farage is dragging British politics through yet another déjà vu cycle, reviving old grievances and launching Reform UK’s new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)—no meme coin, just more populist theatre with a pint.
Vladimir Putin spent the week juggling drone mania, fresh meddling in the Middle East, and mercenary misadventures—insisting he’s the only grown-up left to “mediate” while stoking war at every turn.
Putin’s Week: Israel-Iran Mediation Gambit, Drone Escalation, and the Shadow of War Read More »
As M23 violence spikes in Congo, Paul Kagame finds himself squeezed by diplomatic pressure, regional protests, and the familiar urge to blame everyone but Kigali.
Kagame’s Calculus: Congo Chaos, Peace Pressure, and the Authoritarian PR Machine Read More »
As Gaza convoys stall and pro-Palestinian activists fill Egyptian jails, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi turns crisis management into an art—using regional conflict to justify crackdowns and project illusory calm.
Sisi’s Script: Protest Crackdowns, Gaza Optics, and the Illusion of Stability Read More »
Nicolás Maduro spent the week juggling diplomatic photo ops, oil deals, and a scorched-earth media campaign—just another lap in Caracas’s endless race against isolation and irrelevance.
This week, Xi Jinping played diplomatic chess—juggling phone calls with Trump, warning New Zealand to stay “neutral,” and reminding the world that Beijing’s patience is never infinite.
Xi’s Week: Long Games, Nervous Neighbors, and the Art of the Carefully Managed Crisis Read More »
