A Tiger Can’t Change Its Stripes or a Leopard Its Spots
Of the more than 70 insulting nicknames that have been coined by opponents of the 47th US President, recent events suggest that “TACO” (Trump Always Chickens Out) seems ever more appropriate.
Round and Round We Go
The continuation of appeasement towards Russia from the Biden through to the Trump administration is only extending the war in Ukraine.
Echoes of 1938 – Real Peace or World War III?
Securing peace is never easy, but finding the wrong kind of peace – like when Chamberlain shook hands with Adolf Hitler in Munich to secure “peace in our time” – can be deadly: 85 million people died.
Putin, Trump, and Next
Trump’s soft stance on Putin and hesitation to fully back Ukraine raise questions about his motives and strategy. As he heads toward a Budapest summit with Putin, critics fear appeasement over peace.
Trump Needs to Be Aware That the Kremlin Respects Only Strength
Now that the US president holds the cards, with Putin calling for a parley at the mere hint of Tomahawks, he must pressure Moscow unambiguously into an immediate ceasefire.
NATO – Schrödinger’s Cat in Uniform
NATO currently exists in a state of quantum superposition.
Memory Crimes in Ukraine – A Selective Approach?
Ukraine is deep in the process of rectifying a history long distorted by an imperial agenda. So, it should come as no surprise that laws against totalitarian symbols are taken seriously.
When the Kremlin’s Kommersant Gives Lessons to Serbia
Russia has long considered itself a protector of Serbian interests. But the Kommersant newspaper’s assessment of Serbia’s strained relations with Turkey reads like patent Moscow propaganda.
New NATO Arctic Posture Carries Major Implications for War in Ukraine
By forcing Moscow to pay more attention to the Arctic front in the positional powerplays between NATO and Russia, the US could open opportunities for Ukraine’s forces.
Russia’s War on Ukraine Enters a New Grim Phase
Russia is once again actively weaponizing winter against Ukraine. The Kremlin’s intensifying strikes mark a clear transition from energy terror to total infrastructure warfare.
Trump and Co. as Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’ Revisited
A prominent patriotic American-Ukrainian vents his anger and dismay with what America is turning into under its present leadership.
Petro Politics
Oil fuels wars, wealth, and world order. From Moscow to Tehran to Washington, fossil energy shapes power. The US leads as Russia, Iran, and China weaponize oil for dominance.
OPINION: The Bill for Crimea Comes Due for Putin
Crimea, a symbol of Putin neo-imperial project, has become the place that will bankrupt Putin’s political capital.
July 11, 2026