Month: July 2025

Putin Uses Trump’s Quest for a “Quick Peace” to Cement Russian Influence in Ukraine and Expose Cracks in the Western Alliance Wladimir Putin

Wladimir Putin

Putin Uses Trump’s Quest for a “Quick Peace” to Cement Russian Influence in Ukraine and Expose Cracks in the Western Alliance

The sixth high-level Russia–U.S. phone call since Donald Trump returned to the White House has confirmed what...

Europe Has a Free Speech Problem – And It Could Get Even Worse

Free speech

Europe Has a Free Speech Problem – And It Could Get Even Worse

The British newspaper The Economist, one of the few mainstream publications that still upholds the principles of classical...

The End of Old Loyalties Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

The End of Old Loyalties

How the Diplomatic Escalation Between Russia and Azerbaijan Revealed a New Order in the Caucasus In late...

“Big Beautiful Bill”, the Trump–Musk Rift, and the Future of the American Dream Musk

Musk

“Big Beautiful Bill”, the Trump–Musk Rift, and the Future of the American Dream

From Bromance to Fiscal Bomb The abrupt collapse of the alliance between Elon Musk and President Donald...

Labubu, the Toy Chosen by the Algorithm Labubu

Labubu

Labubu, the Toy Chosen by the Algorithm

Pop Mart, the company that licensed Labubu and launched it into the mainstream, went public on the...