Colombia Pays The Price

82 dead in a quake that exposed urban fragility. A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Colombia on August 10.

Challenge to Dollar and Multipolar Financial Order

For decades, the US dollar has reigned supreme over global trade, the banking system, and foreign exchange reserves. Since the post-World War II agree...

Gaza: No To Trump’s Plan

Netanyahu says disarmament comes first, diplomacy later. Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected Donald Trump’s 15-point proposal for Gaza. His reason: “Israe...

FIFA in Crisis: Money Trumps Governance

Football is in a standoff. Gianni Infantino’s proposal to sell World Cup commercial rights for $4.2 billion has split the sport down the middle. Norwa...

COVER STORY/ War, Wealth, Wreckage

As Trump’s second term collides with the unyielding fires of the Middle East, Washington’s ‘Transactional Worldview’ faces a brutal reckoning. This is...

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...