By now, it should be clear that the standoff between the United States and China isn’t just about economics. To call it a “trade war” is to undersell what’s fast becoming one of the most consequential geopolitical showdowns in modern history. And if Gordon Chang is right, this isn’t just competition. It’s a struggle for […]
By all outward appearances, China still projects an image of might: gleaming skyscrapers, an army of exporters, and a rising global presence. But beneath that polished surface lies a deeper truth—one that’s becoming increasingly difficult to conceal. According to investor Kyle Bass, we’re not witnessing a slowdown in China’s economic miracle. We’re witnessing its unraveling. […]
By any measure, modern China is a marvel of transformation. In the lifetime of anyone over 40, the country has gone from mass famine and ideological terror to glimmering megacities and a navy that now dwarfs America’s in size. But as historian Frank Dikötter tells it, what we’re seeing is a projection — an illusion […]
By all appearances, the BRICS summit earlier this July was a show of global unity. Lofty declarations about reshaping world governance, ambitious investment pledges, and talk of an emerging financial order echoed through Brazil’s corridors of diplomacy. But behind the polished communiqués and group photographs lies a quieter, more consequential truth: the alliance of Brazil, […]
It doesn’t look like much. A few cell phones. Some microphones. Maybe a half-meter-wide dish, the kind you’d expect to see in a college science lab. But make no mistake: what’s emerging from the forests and fields of Ukraine is nothing short of a technological revolution—one that’s startling NATO generals and giving Russian drone operators […]
By all appearances, the ceasefire was holding—at least in the way ceasefires often do in this region: tentatively, informally, and riddled with caveats. But yesterday, the uneasy calm shattered when the Houthis launched a dramatic attack on a commercial ship in the Red Sea, their first in over seven months. Hours later, the Israeli Air […]
By now, the myth of Russian invincibility is wearing thin—and not just on the battlefields of Ukraine. What we’re witnessing is something deeper, more volatile, and far more revealing: the unraveling of a regime that has spent over two decades building the illusion of control. And now, it’s being punctured—drone by drone, lie by lie. […]
By all appearances, the Russian economy is heading for the kind of cliff most regimes don’t survive. The numbers are dire, the language coming out of Moscow is alarmingly defensive, and for the first time in years, even Vladimir Putin can’t pretend the house isn’t on fire. Bloomberg recently dropped a quiet bombshell: Russia is […]
It’s a strange time to scroll through TikTok and stumble across Gen Z dancing in vintage World War II outfits, treating the prospect of global conflict like a quirky fashion challenge. To older generations, the idea of another world war conjures up visceral dread—stories of trenches and bombings passed down from grandparents who lived it. […]
When you listen to Vladimir Putin speak, it’s tempting to dismiss his words as bluster, the kind of grandiose posturing you’d expect from a man who’s clung to power for over two decades. But that’s the trap. As Garry Kasparov, the chess grandmaster turned political dissident, argues with chilling clarity, Putin’s rhetoric isn’t just noise—it’s […]
