COVER STORY/ AMERICA:FRACTURED HEGEMON

America resembles a mid-season cinematic plot where the distinction between protagonist and antagonist has dissolved. Under Donald Trump’s second term...

BEYOND THE BARREL

For five decades, the Gulf’s geopolitical heart beat to the rhythm of crude oil. Today, that pulse is quickening as monarchs orchestrate a radical met...

NATO: SHIELD OR SHADOW?

Once the bedrock of Western security, NATO today is a calcified behemoth, animated only by the frantic breath of the Ukraine crisis. In 2026, the alli...

GIORGIA MELONI: THE CRACKING SPELL

As the shadows of ancient ruins lengthen across Rome’s Seven Hills, the myth of Giorgia Meloni—once the indomitable victor—begins to fracture. The 202...

The New Energy Order

As we cross the threshold of 2026, the old geopolitical scripts of gold and oil have been discarded. Power now flows through a ‘Metabolic Order,’ wher...

Cover Story: NEO-COLONIALISM 2.0

The Fragmentation of the Global Power Balance- A Requiem for the Old World

Thirsty Nation: Fixed Mindset

Iran is currently grappling with a severe water shortage. This situation is not merely the result of drought, but rather the consequence of its old po...

Putin, Oil, and Trump

Along with the winter chill, the breath of power has also begun to blow hot and cold. The chessboard is set on the tables of Moscow and Delhi; the pie...

Mining for Power

The global climate conversation has pivoted from carbon emissions to the minerals powering the green transition. As lithium and cobalt become the ‘new...