Commentary
Pieces
The war against Iran is never really over
Introduction: a peace hanging by a thread
The Latino Vote, the Silent Revolt Threatening Trump
Introduction: the poll that should worry the White House
Four courts break the central pillar of Trump's migrant detention policy
Introduction: a judicial crack becomes a wall
The Supreme Court stopped Trump, he struck back in three days
Introduction: a legal win that lasted only as long as a weekend
COMMENTARY: Russia exports more oil and earns less — the war economy in a spiral
4.13 million barrels per day at sea, $1.9 billion in revenue: these numbers tell a story Putin does not want his citizens to hear.…
COMMENTARY: The CRINK Axis on Patrol — When Beijing and Moscow Test the Free World's Nerves
Eleven patrols in seven years. Chinese diplomatic rhetoric speaks of "neutrality" — but one does not conduct eleven joint military demonstrations of force with…
COMMENTARY: North Korean Coal Thrives in the Shadows — When the UN Looks Away
50,000 to 80,000 people condemned to work in mines because they were born into the wrong family at the wrong moment in history —…
COMMENTARY: Xi in Pyongyang — the shadow alliance reshaping the world order
I won't pretend this is a total surprise. What strikes me is the speed with which Beijing decided to publicly drop the ideal of…
COMMENTARY: Two years of the Russia-North Korea alliance — Pyongyang glorifies its dead in Ukraine
I find it impossible to read about North Korean soldiers dying in Ukraine without feeling something that analysis alone cannot contain. These are young…