Concert of Powers – Why the World Isn’t Multipolar but Fragmented
I. Introduction: From Yalta to YouTube Diplomacy We are not living in a multipolar world order. We are living among the ruins of its promises. The usual analytical vocabulary – “liberal order,” “rules-based system,” “Westphalian sovereignty” – resembles yellowed theater props, now repurposed as backdrops for influencer-ambassadors vlogging their diplomatic intentions. International politics is no […]
Gold Dust Over Graves
How Latin America is Burying Its Future It’s a curious blend of naivety and theatre when Western media suddenly “discover” that illegal gold mining is taking place in Peru — as if it were breaking news. The reality is quite different. For years, entire regions of the Andes and the Amazon have been transformed into […]
Command Without Community – The New Art of Western Power
An air war without mandate. A summit without consequence. Israel strikes, the U.S. follows. NATO celebrates itself. Welcome to the post-consensus world. 1. Three Dates, One Pattern June 13: Israel bombs Iranian targets deep inside the country. Air defenses, missile silos, nuclear centers, military leaders, scientists – all included. The operation is called “Rising […]
The Age of Tactical Alliances — What Comes After Loyalty?
Diplomacy didn’t die. It just stopped believing in fairy tales. As the NATO summit in The Hague (June 24–25, 2025) approaches, the optics are in place—flags fluttering, podiums staged, declarations rehearsed. But the real diplomacy happens elsewhere: in encrypted chats, backroom nods, and discreet recalibrations. This isn’t the age of shared destiny. It’s the age […]
Victory’s Price — Netanyahu’s Faustian Pact with Trump
He got the war he wanted—but not the control. When the bunker-busting bombs dropped on Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan, a decades-old Israeli wish was fulfilled—not by Tel Aviv, but by Washington. Under Trump’s command, America struck Iran’s nuclear program at its core. For Netanyahu, it seemed like strategic triumph. But the fine print of victory is written […]
The War That Wants to Happen and Just Did
1. The Illusion Dies First Wars used to start with declarations. Now they begin with deniability, misdirection, and carefully worded truths. The emerging war between Israel and Iran—with the United States now fully engaged—is not an accident. It’s a script. Some wars are accidental. Others are structural. This one is theatrical. With the US strike […]
The Rules of Retaliation
Israel, Iran, and the End of Strategic Ambiguity 1. Act One: The Unwritten Rulebook For decades, the Middle East has operated under a brutal yet oddly stable formula: provoke, deny, retaliate, and contain. Israel hit targets in Syria. Iran armed proxies in Gaza. The game had rules, unwritten but understood. Strategic ambiguity kept the fire burning, but not too […]
Elegantly Undone: How Democracies Collapse in Silence
“The velvet autocrat doesn’t break laws. He writes new ones.” Democracy, as it turns out, does not need to be shot in the street. It can be chloroformed quietly in its sleep – no blood, no outrage, just the soft hum of constitutional procedure. Today’s autocrat doesn’t wear medals or epaulettes. He wears a party […]
Can the West Still Learn?
The West believed it had history figured out. But the Global South stopped waiting—and started building. Mahbubani doesn’t want apologies. He wants adaptation. A briefing from inside the machinery, when the engine starts to fail.
Nigeria: The Giant That Talks While Others Move
A clear-eyed briefing on Nigeria’s enduring ambition, growing economy, and shrinking strategic relevance—seen through the lens of diplomatic reality.