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Russia tested over 160 weapons in Syria to demonstrate its military arsenal. We take a look at 5 of them.
President Lula da Silva’s quest for Global South leadership faces a structural impasse. Brazil must now decide if Chinese infrastructure capital is worth the cost of deteriorating security ties with a protective Washington.
12 Oct 2026
Jakarta’s integration into the BRICS framework marks the definitive transition of Southeast Asia from a US-aligned maritime buffer to an independent multipolar anchor, fundamentally altering the logistics of Indo-Pacific power.
8 Oct 2026
NATO’s northern enlargement has created a new frontline that stretches Western logistics and obscures strategic depth. By trying to secure the Arctic, the alliance risks hollowing out the core European theatre it was designed to protect.
6 Oct 2026
Japan's departure from zero-interest rates is not merely a domestic adjustment. It is a structural shock that removes the floor from Western debt markets, forcing a painful re-pricing of global risk.
26 Sept 2026
Berlin’s industrial engine is stalling under the weight of high energy costs and demographic decline. As Germany deindustrialises, the European dream of a third pole in global geopolitics is effectively dead.
23 Sept 2026
As world leaders depart New York, the UNGA High-Level Week confirms that global governance has fractured into competing blocs. Power has moved from the Security Council to bilateral corridors, leaving Manhattan as a theatre rather than a boardroom.
18 Sept 2026
