For years, analysts and media outlets have hailed India as “the next China,” an emerging Asian powerhouse poised to surpass its northern neighbor. With its […]
Category: Opinion
Epstein, Power, and the Secret Forces Shaping the World
For years, Jeffrey Epstein embodied scandal—his crimes, his wealth, and his shadowy networks. Now, leaked emails suggest that his influence may have extended far beyond […]
China’s Shadow Banking Paradox: The System Everyone Fears—but Without Which China Cannot Live
Predictions of a financial collapse in China have become routine, arriving with eerie regularity. Volatile stock markets, an overheated property sector, and a debt pile […]
The Quiet Rise of a New Global Payments System
Last week, one of the most important geopolitical shifts of 2025 unfolded with almost no Western media attention: the BRICS bloc—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and […]
Copper, Power, Peril: Mongolia On The Global Chessboard
It was supposed to be a groundbreaking achievement of modern technology. Instead, it has become a geopolitical battleground, caught between a global mining giant and […]
Flicking Bones on the Steppe: Mongolia’s Ancient Game of Strategy
I have to tell you about the bone-flicking game I’ll never forget. It’s called Shagai Shüürekh, and the goal is deceptively simple: catapult a tiny […]
Tariff Payouts: Spectacle Over Strategy
When a government imposes sweeping tariffs and then proposes cash “dividends” from those tariffs, what looks like a populist windfall can hide serious structural hazards. […]
Nigeria’s Hidden War: Ethnic, Religious, or Resource-Driven?
From Insurgency to Systemic Violence In the West, politicians, activists, and media outlets often describe the violence in northern and central Nigeria as a genocide […]