Europe Breaks With Washington

European leaders meeting in Brussels charted a markedly different course. According to reporting from El País, the EU is actively

The Specter of Financial Catastrophe

Germany's Der Spiegel offered perhaps the starkest framing, warning that Trump's "ill-considered war against Iran" risks provoking a global financial

A Week That Shook Energy Markets

The escalating conflict between Iran, Israel, and the United States has moved squarely onto the world's most critical energy chokepoints

Washington Weighs Easing Sanctions — While Striking Iran

In a striking policy pivot, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox Business that Washington is evaluating lifting some sanctions

The Forgotten War Next Door

While global attention is consumed by the Gulf, one columnist in the Sydney Morning Herald reminded readers of another conflict:

What Comes Next

Three weeks into the US-Iran war, the world faces a dangerous convergence of risks: an energy crisis with no clear

America Becomes “Refusable”

Perhaps the most striking geopolitical development is the erosion of American leverage. As the Sydney Morning Herald put it bluntly:

Public Opinion: Keep Us Out of It

In Greece, a new MRB poll reveals that seven in ten citizens want Prime Minister Mitsotakis to maintain a neutral

Europe and Japan Step Up to Guard the Strait

With the Strait of Hormuz effectively shut down, a coalition of nations is preparing to act. Leaders from the United

A War That Changed Everything in Three Weeks

On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched a bombing campaign against Iran. Tehran retaliated swiftly — striking