Donald Trump finally got his tanks on the streets for his birthday—while “No Kings” protests across America faced tear gas and rubber bullets. In Trump’s America, parades are for the powerful, and dissent is handled with military precision.
Trump’s Parade: Tanks, Tear Gas, and the Great American Birthday Bash Read More »
Benjamin Netanyahu’s war with Iran entered a new phase—missile barrages, saber-rattling, and the personal sacrifice of postponing his son’s wedding. But as the conflict rages, critics ask if this is statecraft or the final act of a man obsessed with his own legacy.
Netanyahu’s War: Missiles, Wedding Postponements, and a Gamble for History Read More »
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 »
Nayib Bukele is running the strongman playbook at full speed—escalating his crackdown on dissent, leveraging his Trump alliance, and daring Washington to make good on threats of sanctions as MS-13 deals haunt both men’s records.
Assimi Goïta just rewrote Mali’s rulebook—extending junta power until 2030, shelving elections, and deepening ties to Moscow as insecurity spreads. Welcome to the new authoritarian playbook in West Africa: stay, delay, and blame the West.
Goïta’s Decade: Mali’s Junta Locks Down Power, Elections Cancelled Until 2030 Read More »
Geert Wilders’ far-right surge rattled the Dutch political order and forced the opposition into an unprecedented alliance—while Europe braces for another wave of hardline populism, culture war, and “Dutch values” exported to Brussels.
