Trump’s illiberalism will leave the world with three dominant military powers that are all non-democratic: China, Russia and the US.
The acceptance of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham in Syria has shown that states prioritize strategic interests over legal values.
As satellite networks like Starlink have become the shipping lanes and trading posts of our digital era, tech giants and their billionaire owners increasingly function with colonial power.
Erdoğan has used foreign policy as a tool for domestic political survival, framing Turkey as a besieged nation fighting Western imperialists.
The celebration of Assad’s fall was, at best, premature and, at worst, a dangerous endorsement of forces that may bring further suffering to Syria’s already devastated people.
Without concrete deterrence, US allies in the region would have no choice but to pursue independent nuclear programs.
Saying goodbye to the West should not be bemoaned, rather it might accelerate the arrival of a multiplex world where there is no single hegemon or select group of powers.
While experts hold that North Korea’s stockpile is about deterrence, the public’s perception of an offensive posture could shape policy debates towards confrontational strategies.
The UK and Europe would be wise to develop their own sphere of influence before they are subsumed by one not of their own making.
Iran will benefit if it succeeds in forming alliances with regional rivals and restoring dialogue with Europe, while maintaining ties with Russia and China.
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