Geopolitics & international affairs
Boris Nadezhdin wants to run for Russia’s parliament this September on a platform that gives voice to the Russians who oppose the war in Ukraine. That is why, he says, the Kremlin is doing everything to stop him. This week, it arrested him. Police detained Nadezhdin at his home in Dolgoprudny, north of Moscow, on […]
The Trump administration announced an additional 25% tariff on Brazilian imports, escalating a trade dispute rooted as much in politics as in economics. The White House said Wednesday it would impose an additional 25% tariff on many Brazilian goods, citing what it called Brazil’s unfair treatment of American businesses. But the trade war with Brazil […]
In a lengthy interview with podcaster Joe Rogan, the US vice president said Jeffrey Epstein “seemed” to be connected to elements of the “Israeli deep state.” Vice President JD Vance has done what few US officials have done publicly: he said the quiet part out loud about Jeffrey Epstein. In an interview with podcaster Joe […]
The president gathered his national security team to discuss a wider offensive targeting Iran’s strategic assets. The strikes on coastal defenses were just the beginning. President Trump held a Situation Room meeting on July 15 to discuss plans for a massive new offensive in Iran that would be wider in scope than the current campaign […]
A former member of Morocco’s domestic intelligence service has provided an unprecedented inside account of how the country deployed Pegasus spyware against domestic and foreign targets. The Pegasus scandal has a new chapter, and this time the source is inside the operation. A former member of Morocco’s Direction Generale de la Surveillance du Territoire (DGST) […]
Pew survey finds a historic flip: in 25 of 36 countries, China is now seen more favorably than America. The reason is not what Washington expected. The world has preferred the United States over China for as long as pollsters have asked the question. That run is over. A Pew Research Center survey released July […]
The EU and US are tightening the screws on Sudan’s warring parties, but the countries enabling the slaughter remain untouched. On July 13, the European Union banned the purchase, import, and transfer of gold from Sudan. Gold accounts for nearly 60 percent of Sudan’s total export value, and both the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and […]
The US military has killed 221 people in 66 strikes on boats in the Caribbean and Pacific. International lawyers say it is a crime. The question nobody in Washington wants to ask: are we the baddies? In a 2006 comedy sketch, two Nazi officers in a foxhole gradually realize that the skulls on their caps […]
A law that took effect July 1 makes ethnic assimilation the official duty of every level of government and authorizes citizens to report anyone who threatens “ethnic unity.” In March 2026, China’s National People’s Congress passed the “Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress” by a vote of 2,756 to 3. It took effect July […]
Washington and Tehran exchange fresh fire as Trump says strikes will continue until he says “enough.” The United States launched a third consecutive night of strikes against Iran on July 14, hitting targets including missile and drone sites, naval capabilities, coastal defense systems, and cruise missile storage and launch facilities on Greater Tunb Island. CENTCOM […]
