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Sri Lanka: The Hidden Victim of Iran’s Expanding Influence
Foreign Influence

Sri Lanka: The Hidden Victim of Iran’s Expanding Influence

Drugs. Extremism. Debt. A quiet crisis is unfolding in Sri Lanka.

When Governments Cannot Deliver, They Sell Hope
Africa

When Governments Cannot Deliver, They Sell Hope

The emotional economy of modern African politics.

Pharis Gichanga

Why I Fled Iran After Leading Pro-Shah Protests
Middle East
Conflict Zones

Why I Fled Iran After Leading Pro-Shah Protests

A young Iranian activist recounts the underground protests, brutal crackdowns, and final escape that forced him into exile after openly supporting the return of the Shah.

Rayan Amiri

Albania’s Anti-Corruption Drive Is Undermining Its EU Future
The West
Foreign Influence

Albania’s Anti-Corruption Drive Is Undermining Its EU Future

How judicial overreach, selective prosecutions, and weak oversight are eroding the rule of law Albania was meant to strengthen.

Luka Petrović 

To Iran, America Is Still a Paper Tiger
The West
Conflict Zones

To Iran, America Is Still a Paper Tiger

Trump, like past presidents, balks at putting boots on the ground.

Lawrence Solomon

The Politics of Calling Everything Fascism
Culture Wars
The West

The Politics of Calling Everything Fascism

What began as a Stalinist smear against social democrats has evolved into a broader political weapon.

Damir Omerbegović

Eight States, One Gamble: East Africa’s Union Moment
Africa

Eight States, One Gamble: East Africa’s Union Moment

An ambitious test of whether sovereignty can be shared to build a stronger, united East Africa.

Pharis Gichanga

The Fiscal Reckoning: When Migration Meets the Balance Sheet
The West
Culture Wars

The Fiscal Reckoning: When Migration Meets the Balance Sheet

Is Europe’s migration debate really about who pays the bill?

Dre Lapiello

Sudan Doesn't Need Another Strongman. It Needs a Somaliland Moment.
Africa

Sudan Doesn't Need Another Strongman. It Needs a Somaliland Moment.

Sudan’s crisis goes deeper than leadership, it’s a question of whether the state model itself still works.

Stefan Tompson

Pahlavi Is Iran’s Man: The “Fractured Opposition” Excuse Is Dead
Middle East
Conflict Zones

Pahlavi Is Iran’s Man: The “Fractured Opposition” Excuse Is Dead

The leadership question in Iran is already answered.

Martin van Staden

The Great Canadian Split: Can the Federation Hold?
The West
Foreign Influence

The Great Canadian Split: Can the Federation Hold?

After generations of deep inter-regional tensions, Western Canadian provinces are considering independence.

Dr. Henry Lyatsky

What Does Chemical Weapons Use Mean for Sudan?
Africa
Conflict Zones

What Does Chemical Weapons Use Mean for Sudan?

A new and deeply concerning threshold may have been crossed in Sudan’s ongoing war.

Adam Starzynski

Is the ID State Coming?
The West
Culture Wars

Is the ID State Coming?

Step by step, a system of digital verification is being built in the UK — without consent, debate, or a clear mandate. Get involved, to stop it.

Alan Miller

An Orbán to Replace Orbán?
The West
Culture Wars

An Orbán to Replace Orbán?

The shock result that ended Orbán’s era, and the political forces shaping Hungary’s future.

Roland-David Sólyom

America’s Opening in East Africa
Africa
Foreign Influence

America’s Opening in East Africa

As China tightens its grip on Africa, Somaliland’s case is re-entering U.S. debate raising stakes for American strategy in the region.

Matthew Cookson

How Orbán Lost the People
The West
Culture Wars

How Orbán Lost the People

For sixteen years, Hungary’s Fidesz party appeared unshakable. What happened?

Bela Teleki

Iran: The World’s Most Dangerous Chokepoint State
Middle East
Conflict Zones

Iran: The World’s Most Dangerous Chokepoint State

The Strait of Hormuz may be small but its impact on global power is enormous.

Raghu Kondori

Southern Africa’s Quiet Turn Westward
Africa
The West

Southern Africa’s Quiet Turn Westward

Why the next generation is ditching old Cold War allegiances for economic opportunity with the West.

Ian Winiarski

Spain Let Her Be Raped. Then It Killed Her.
The West
Culture Wars

Spain Let Her Be Raped. Then It Killed Her.

Raped, broken, and sentenced to die. But why?

David Volodzko

Spain Euthanized a 25 Year Old. This Crisis Is Just Getting Started.
Culture Wars
The West

Spain Euthanized a 25 Year Old. This Crisis Is Just Getting Started.

Western governments promised strict limits on euthanasia. The evidence now suggests those limits are eroding.

Kyle Moran

Beyond the Ayatollahs: How a Secular Iran Could Shift Global Power
The West
Middle East

Beyond the Ayatollahs: How a Secular Iran Could Shift Global Power

Iran on the brink: Could Prince Reza Pahlavi’s secular vision end decades of proxy wars and reshape Middle East power?

Raghu Kondori

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