Clear geopolitical analysis
The relationship between the United States and Iran since 1979 has been one of the most complex and volatile in modern international politics. Once strategic allies during the Cold War, the two countries became adversaries after the Iranian Revolution replaced the pro-Western monarchy with an Islamic Republic deeply suspicious of American influence. Over the following … Read more
Introduction Since the detonation of the first atomic bomb in 1945, nuclear weapons have reshaped international politics, military strategy, and humanity’s perception of existential risk. The unprecedented destructive power demonstrated during the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki revealed that a single weapon could devastate an entire city. In the decades that followed, several countries … Read more
Summary Between late February and early March 2026, coordinated strikes by the United States and Israel against targets inside the Islamic Republic of Iran produced a dramatic escalation: explosions in multiple Iranian cities, substantial Iranian retaliatory missile and drone attacks against Israeli territory and U.S. forces in the region, and significant civilian casualties and infrastructure … Read more
Introduction In early 2026, renewed rhetoric from senior U.S. political leaders about acquiring or even annexing Greenland — a sovereign territory of the Kingdom of Denmark and part of NATO — sparked significant concern in Europe. European governments, including France, Germany, Denmark and EU institutions, condemned such proposals, reaffirming that Greenland’s sovereignty belongs to its people and Denmark’s constitutional processes, not external coercion. While … Read more
The phrase No Rex—“no king”—captures a political instinct far older than modern democracy. It is a warning, a boundary, and a declaration of civic maturity. From the Roman Republic to the founding of the United States, rejection of monarchy has not merely been institutional but moral. In this light, contemporary concerns about the monarchical tendencies attributed … Read more
North Korea’s nuclear weapons program is one of the most contentious security challenges of the 21st century. Over nearly three decades, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has developed nuclear devices, conducted multiple tests, and created a range of delivery systems capable of threatening regional and global targets. This article presents a fact-based overview of the program, its historical evolution, key capabilities, and delivery technologies.
It is perfectly clear that, no matter how democratic a country may be domestically, its foreign policy borrows very little from the rule of law. This is also the case of the United States, which—however much it claims to be democratic and morally superior to, say, Russia or China—has far too many moments in its recent history in which it acted exactly as it wanted, not as it should have. Obviously, when you criticize someone, you should look not at who is doing the criticizing, but at what is being said. But sometimes—and this is such a case—it is also worth looking at who is speaking, at the one pointing the finger, always at others.