How close is Cuba to collapse? Energy strangulation, fading allies, and Trump’s oil squeeze after Venezuela’s shift have left Havana isolated and rationing. For the first time in decades, the regime’s survival feels uncertain.
Maduro’s capture signals a grim shift: power over law. From Venezuela to Gaza and Ukraine, force is normalised, sovereignty erodes, and multilateral institutions hollow out—ushering a dangerous might-makes-right world order.
The U.S. is beating war drums in the Southern Caribbean, raising fears of a showdown with Venezuela. Despite Maduro’s rhetoric and past military buildup, Caracas faces overwhelming odds in any real confrontation.
Though sometimes dismissed as antiquated economic measures, tariffs have great advantages when seen holistically. Critics point out possible rising consumer prices, but a closer...
Donald Trump is once again President of the United States and with his ascension, many have begun to bury the liberal international order. Questioning...
If power in sport now lives in city halls, boardrooms, and algorithms—not stadiums—how will the U.S. wield cities, capital, and code as it hosts the world’s biggest events over the next decade?
Four years on, Ukraine’s war drags across 1,200 km, cities in ruins and millions displaced. Russia entrenched, Kyiv defiant, the West divided—how long can a war of attrition outlast political will before exhaustion decides the peace?
After joining ASEAN in 2025, Timor-Leste is leveraging sustainable, high-value tourism to boost soft power, diversify beyond oil, and cement its regional role—positioning itself as Southeast Asia’s next authentic frontier, not its next mass market.
How close is Cuba to collapse? Energy strangulation, fading allies, and Trump’s oil squeeze after Venezuela’s shift have left Havana isolated and rationing. For the first time in decades, the regime’s survival feels uncertain.
Madrid 2026 wasn’t diplomacy—it was redesign. Washington moves past Algeria’s veto politics, backs Morocco’s autonomy plan, and seeds a Tunis-Rabat axis built on energy sovereignty, phosphates, and geo-economic integration. The Maghreb’s balance is shifting.
