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Making sense of global affairs in a leaderless (G-Zero) world with whatever I decide is honest and fair analysis. (P.S. – don’t panic)
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The Greenland crisis will test whether Europe can stand up to Trump

Will Iran’s protests bring down the regime?
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Will Iran’s protests bring down the regime?

For over two weeks now, Iranians have been pouring into the streets in the largest demonstrations the country has seen since the 2022 “Women, Life, Freedom” uprising, and possibly since the 2009 Green Movement.

French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and businessman Jared Kushner, along with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and otherEuropean leaders, pose for a group photo at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, December 15, 2025.
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Europe’s moment of truth

The European Union just pulled off something that, a year ago, seemed politically impossible: it froze $247 billion in Russian central bank assets indefinitely, stripping the Kremlin of one of its most reliable pressure points.

It’s official: Trump wants a weaker European Union
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It’s official: Trump wants a weaker European Union

America’s new National Security Strategy confirms what Europeans have feared for months: Washington now sees a strong, unified European Union as a problem to be solved, not an ally to be supported.

Trump, Putin, and Zelensky surrounded by tanks and negotiators.
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The Ukraine peace push is failing. Here's why.

Nearly four years into Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the push to end the war is intensifying. The past few weeks produced not one but two proposals.

Trump’s risky Venezuela strategy, explained
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Trump’s risky Venezuela strategy, explained

The Trump administration is moving closer to military strikes inside Venezuela.

America’s “buy now, pay later” trap
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America’s “buy now, pay later” trap

The United States is #winning. But while the short-term picture looks strong, the United States is systematically trading long-term strategic advantages for more immediate tactical gains, with the accumulating costs hiding in plain sight.

The world’s response to America’s Revolution
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The world’s response to America’s Revolution

Last week, I wrote about the political revolution that President Donald Trump has launched in the United States and how it has made America a fundamentally unreliable player on the world stage.

​A lighthouse in a stormy sea.
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A citizen’s guide to civic resistance

I get a lot of questions these days from people feeling worried, disturbed, even overwhelmed about the state of politics in the United States.

The unraveling of Macron’s France
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The unraveling of Macron’s France

France is in crisis – again. On Monday, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned after just 27 days in office, making him the shortest-serving premier in the history of the Fifth Republic and the fourth to fall in 13 months.

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets U.S President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday September 29, 2025.
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Will Trump’s peace plan end the Gaza war?