As leaders of the group gather for a summit, the absence of China’s Xi and Russia’s Putin shifts the spotlight to India’s Modi and Brazil’s Lula

The US must treat Iran’s nuclear programme separately from its regional activities and Iran must pair its calls for sovereignty with genuine transparency and restraint

Europe’s Rearm Europe initiative faces hurdles in achieving its military goals but signals a clear political message to the US and Russia

An Unnatural Convergence: Hard Right and Radical Left in Their Anti-Westernism and Fascination with Russia


Eroded trust has exposed economic divides. Divergent US-Europe threat perceptions now drive policy splits on defense and sanctions

Pseudo-moralistic harangues claim Minsk agreements were deceptive exercises to arm Ukraine, manipulating history and ignoring deterrence’s role in preventing global conflict

Trump’s USAID budget cuts could reshape global aid, threatening Ethiopia’s stability and opening doors for Chinese and Russian influence

The Oval Office meltdown indicates a hardening of stance by the Trump team, which has outed Zelenskyy and given short shrift to the Europeans

Deepening transatlantic discord could leave space for authoritarian powers to reshape international norms in their favour

Politics in this century astonishes with declining leadership, powerful nations embracing strength over law, and oppressive states gaining global legitimacy