A Multiple Attack on Humanity Has Been Declared
The supervillain is at the podium, while the heroes remain seated. It is time for all of humanity to prepare for defense because war has been declared on multiple fronts.
Two curses of the periphery and only one escape
A state on the periphery may fancy that it's quite comfortable there, its citizens as well, but the reckoning of this illusion comes like the sound of an apocalypse.
Absorbing Pain from the Sky in Service of a New Order
Ukraine has created an important lever for counterattacks, but Zelensky is wrong if he thinks this will force Russia to stop the war. The opposite will happen.
Zelensky’s Letter to Putin Is a Grim Prophecy
Volodymyr has written to Vladimir, publicly, but it reads more like a bad omen than a peace offer. How will Russia react?
AfD and Europe’s Last Firewall: Will It Break?
Walls built to protect an order do not crack easily, but in a Europe that has yet to feel the full weight of its crises, the unthinkable is approaching fast.
A Sadist on Deck, a Heart Without Hate
Discussing sanctions against Ben-Gvir alone is a farce — and Europe’s current moral ceiling. But Europe’s elites will not be the ones to stop this injustice.
The Baltic Detonator and Full-Scale Escalation
If the drones are already in the Baltic, that is a grotesque amount of risk. But Russia pushing toward a radical solution no longer sounds impossible either.
Kakistocracy: the Worst Become the Natural Choice
Kakistocracy does not come to power by force, but quietly, when a society stops believing it deserves better and begins to recognize its own exhaustion in the worst among us.
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.
