In Vladimir Putin’s Russia, the absurd has become routine. Imagine trying to catch a flight from Moscow only to find the airport shuttered, your phone’s signal dead, and your bank card useless at the ATM. This isn’t a dystopian novel—it’s the daily reality for millions of Russians caught in the crosshairs of a war the […]
In a nation where military discipline is supposed to be ironclad, you’d think the Russian Air Force would have bigger problems than a 23-year-old influencer’s Instagram reel. Yet, Maria Shalaeva—known to her followers as Marusa—has managed to spark a crisis that’s reverberating through the Kremlin’s corridors and airfields alike. Her crime? Posting a video flaunting […]
The war in Ukraine has laid bare a truth that’s hard to ignore: Russia, as it exists today, is not just a nation-state but a sprawling, anachronistic empire teetering on the edge of collapse. You get the sense that every missile launched, every drone sent screaming into Ukrainian skies, is not just an act of […]
In a world teetering on the edge of chaos, the war in Ukraine remains a stark reminder of the fragility of global stability. You get the sense that Vladimir Putin, ensconced in the Kremlin’s echo chamber, is doubling down on a losing bet. His regime, increasingly brittle, may be hurtling toward a breaking point, with […]
In today’s China, you get the sense that something is profoundly broken—not just in the corridors of power, but in the very fabric of daily life. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) obsesses over preventing a Soviet-style collapse, with Xi Jinping poring over the USSR’s fall like a student cramming for an exam. Yet, the irony […]
The specter of Russia’s collapse looms large, a geopolitical earthquake that could reshape the world order—or plunge it into chaos. As Russia’s economy teeters and its military stretches thin, reliant on North Korean troops to prop up its war in Ukraine, the question isn’t just whether the Kremlin can hold on, but what happens if […]
The war in Ukraine, now grinding into its fourth year, has taken a sharp and unexpected turn. You get the sense that the world’s powers, once hesitant or outright skeptical, are suddenly waking up to the stakes. The United States, Germany, and a coalition of European allies are ramping up military aid to Kyiv with […]
The unraveling of Vladimir Putin’s imperial dreams and Donald Trump’s newfound clarity on Russia mark a seismic shift in the Ukraine conflict. For years, Putin’s obsession with restoring the Soviet Union’s lost glory has driven his brutal campaign in Ukraine, fueled by a personal trauma rooted in the 1980s collapse of the USSR. But this […]
In the sprawling, brutal chess game of modern warfare, Ukraine has made a move that’s as audacious as it is revealing: it’s not just fighting Russia—it’s outsmarting it. Deep in Siberia, a thousand kilometers from any frontline, a Ukrainian drone strike obliterated a gas pipeline feeding Russia’s war machine. This wasn’t a random act of […]
There’s a quiet unease stirring in Moscow’s corridors of power, and it’s not the kind that can be brushed aside with a stern glare or a staged parade. On a crisp morning in July 2025, with the sun barely cresting the horizon, Russia’s own officials are sounding alarms about the economy—a rare admission that cuts […]
