China is hedging its bet on Russia and might signal it’s willing to find a way out, but the US can’t ignore Beijing’s stakes in Moscow. Until a few months ago, the Ukrainian ambassador to China was shunned by all Beijing’s departments; then, on February 13, 2026, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Ukrainian […]
As the fate of Venezuela hangs in the balance, the future of Iran is uncertain, but the US should be careful not to become entangled in a trap that could unravel many of the region’s American interests. (with updates) The US has carried out strikes inside Venezuela. Explosions rocked the capital, Caracas, following months of […]
China may be playing a complex chess game in Eurasia, with North Korea, Russia, and Taiwan as its pawns against the United States. The war in Ukraine created a new opportunity for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to pursue politics as his grandfather, Kim Il-sung, did eight decades ago between China and Russia. He gained […]
A question might haunt Washington: who should decide on international policy, the US alone or in consultation with allies? Ancient Rome faced the same trouble. On December 15, the head of the UK intelligence agency MI6, Blaise Metreweli, in her first public speech, said, “We are now operating in a space between peace and war,” […]
The EU vote to seize Russian assets is a significant loss for the comrade President and has cast a ballot in the negotiations nobody can ignore. Some things are unclear about the prospects following the EU’s decision to seize €210 billion in Russian assets. A few are very clear. Yet none, the clear and unclear, […]
China is the elephant in the room of the Ukrainian peace talks, and the Witkoff plan looks like a way to have Russia be the winner while the US and China destroy each other. A real point of the peace plan on Ukraine is: what does China think? In fact, China is the elephant in […]
Trump achieved huge results in a few short months, but pressing for a Ukrainian deal against the EU starts a Russian domino effect that could end the US’s global role. US President Donald Trump is proving to be very innovative and adaptable in his foreign policy. He broke old molds and achieved unexpected breakthroughs. He […]
