Under What Volcano

When will an eruption occur in China? Is Beijing more similar to Vesuvius or Etna? A flow of questions and maybe some advice for Trump – you’ll get what you want without much effort. What’s brewing in China? Many ordinary people, who see the value of their homes sliding, their children unemployed, or who have […]

Iran’s Global Domino Effect

The Ayatollah’s defeat puts more pressure on Moscow and Beijing. Yet, consequences may not be linear. America needs a comprehensive strategy for China. As US President Donald Trump announces the agreement on a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, the war in the Middle East has officially ended, and the ayatollahs have lost it. Still, as […]

American and Chinese Lessons from Iran

The regime is falling apart, and this could trigger tidal changes not only in the region but globally. America and China could be the first to take notice. After a week of “long-distance” fighting, Iran is crumbling. Russia, overstretched in Ukraine, can’t offer help. China, after failures in Ukraine and Gaza—where it believed Moscow and […]

Truth of Propaganda and Hamas

Hamas is winning the war of ideas and undermining Western values by distorting reality about “genocide”. Truth is crucial in politics and war. It is not like selling Coca-Cola or Pepsi. In a moment of huge tensions and immense uncertainties, dropping this foundation can lead to losing wars. Whatever the military outcome of the ongoing […]

Iran’s Route to Perdition

Hamas had a very effective three-pronged strategy against Israel, but it lacked support from Muslim states. Now, the attack on Iran shifts the entire calculation. The Israeli-Iranian war is in full swing, and it threatens to spread even further. It may be the right time to look at some of its roots. Hamas’s offensive plan […]

Israel against Iran – Peace or More War

Israel attacked Iran to stop the salami tactics. Now Tehran and Moscow will choose to raise the stakes or to bargain. The uncertainty about China. Israel attacked Tehran’s Ayatollahs to stop the salami tactics of an unwinnable proxy war with Hamas in Gaza, Lebanon’s Hezbollah, and the Yemenite Houthis, while Iran was completing its nuclear […]

Global Cracks from the U.S. Political Divide

A few thousand votes in perhaps a dozen counties scattered across three or four states will determine the election of the next president of the United States. This choice holds significant implications for the destiny of 8 billion people worldwide due to the anticipated policy shifts between the two candidates. One, Kamala Harris, aims to […]