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To Iran, America Is Still a Paper Tiger
The West

To Iran, America Is Still a Paper Tiger

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

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

Iran’s War Is Not Just Military — It’s Political
Middle East
Culture Wars

Iran’s War Is Not Just Military — It’s Political

War may weaken Iran’s regime but the real story is the political awakening that could bring it down.

Hessam Faghihian

The Viral Bridge Story: What Steve Sweeney Didn’t Tell You
Middle East
Conflict Zones

The Viral Bridge Story: What Steve Sweeney Didn’t Tell You

A viral post claimed Israel tried to assassinate a journalist. The record shows warnings, Hezbollah territory, and the journalist’s own tweets tell a very different story.

Tim Flack

Europe’s Iran Moment
Middle East
The West

Europe’s Iran Moment

Iran is cracking from within. Europe must decide whether to shape what comes next.

Saeed Ghasseminejad, Navid Mohebbi

Sudan’s Iran Problem Just Got Dangerous
Africa
Middle East

Sudan’s Iran Problem Just Got Dangerous

Sudan’s war is colliding with Iran, and Washington just made it official.

Stefan Tompson

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