Category: Politics

The Cracks in Xi’s Armor: Signs of a Power Struggle in Beijing Something strange is happening in the highest echelons of Chinese power, and it’s the kind of political drama...

There’s a reason military strategists lose sleep over the Taiwan Strait. Stretched across those hundred nautical miles of choppy water lies perhaps the most dangerous flashpoint on Earth—a place where...

Deep in the outskirts of Beijing, something extraordinary is taking shape—a sprawling military command center that dwarfs every comparable facility on Earth. At 1,500 acres, this complex is ten times...

Tucker Carlson’s recent sit-down with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian offered a fascinating glimpse into the art of diplomatic double-speak, complete with some truly Olympic-level mental gymnastics around what “Death to...

There’s a story about slavery that most of us learned in school, one that feels familiar and morally clear-cut. But like many simplified narratives, it obscures as much as it...

The death of Roman Starovoit tells you everything you need to know about the suffocating atmosphere now pervading Putin’s inner circle. The former transport minister—who had also served as governor...

Something unsettling is happening in Russia, and it’s not just the obvious stuff—the battlefield losses or the sanctions. It’s the quiet desperation seeping into everyday life, the kind that makes...