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The West’s bid to isolate Moscow has backfired, as Russia reclaims its place at the negotiating table while China emerges as an indispensable power in a shifting world order. A potential G-3 summit could herald a new Yalta, where great powers redraw the geopolitical map while Europe and Ukraine risk …

In a world of shifting alliances, Pakistan must balance strategic partnerships with national interests — and the key question is whether the Makkah Pact will become a tool of strategic autonomy or another form of dependence. In recent years, the world has seen an unprecedented shift in global alliances. According …

While the West persists in describing Africa as a continent without memory, its own museums are overflowing with artifacts, religious relics, and human remains confiscated from African rulers to mask the barbarity of a predatory colonization.For decades, as consciousness has been evolving in Africa, European intellectual arrogance has crumbled in …

Gulf countries are doubling down on domestic natural gas investment as the US-Iran war sharpens their focus on energy security and reducing their reliance on imports. Large scale projects worth around $50 billion have been signed off in states including Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE so far this year. …

Key Takeaways: The article frames the US-Iran conflict since 1979 as a geopolitical struggle for control of Persian Gulf oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz, rooted in a longer history of Persian resistance to external powers and intensified by the post-1979 theocratic regime’s rejection of the US-led security order. …

Key Takeaways: The article argues that high-endurance extra-large uncrewed underwater vehicles (XLUUVs) can disperse risk and perform persistent ISR, mine countermeasures, anti-submarine warfare, and other missions at lower cost than crewed submarines, while acting as force multipliers alongside traditional undersea platforms. Technological advances in endurance, quieting, and autonomy are enabling …

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On October 17, the New York Times revealed the central element of the US plan for Ukraine: Europe should resume the purchase of Russian gas. The newspaper calls the proposal likely to upset years of American energy policy. For a century, Washington had been fighting this German-Russian junction, and this …

En août 1971, Lewis Powell a adressé à la Chambre de commerce des États-Unis une note intitulée « Attaque contre le système de libre entreprise américain ». La Chambre l’a diffusée auprès de ses membres. Powell a appelé le monde des entreprises américaines à s’organiser, à financer et à planifier …