China Must Not Believe It Has Already Won
In the great game, the most dangerous moment is not when the opponent threatens, but when one’s own advantage begins to look more secure than it really is.
Putin Is Still Europe’s Last Ally
If there are good-cop, bad-cop games being played in the corridors of the Kremlin, Europe is watching the wrong images. Taking Schröder by the arm would be wise, if it is not already too late.
A Montreux for Hormuz: Like Turkey and Dardanelles
At one narrow passage, the world order could break. In the shadow of war, an idea is taking shape that could forever change the flow of global power.
Grand Plans for Greater Israel: Attack on Turkey?
Plans that seemed bizarre until yesterday would once have been dismissed as radical theory, but today they are taking shape — and even receiving confirmation from the very top.
Iran as Collateral for a Collapsing System
Behind the noise about security and values lies a deep panic – the moment when an empire no longer controls its own fate.
God and the Bombers: The Battle Over the War With Iran
As the war escalates, a divide is growing within Christianity: Catholics are leading calls for peace, while evangelicals increasingly provide moral cover for violence.
America’s Maritime Empire Against China’s Continental World
The clash between sea and land, the great geopolitical confrontation that has endured since the 19th century, is now returning as the central battle of our time.
