Keir Starmer’s resignation in the UK, the sixth in a row over the last ten years, suggests a genuine crisis not only in the UK but across European politics.
Kim is no longer the supplicant figure of earlier years. He bargains now. He postures. He makes patrons come to him.
The recent trade agreement with the US could stop Bangladesh from building any more nuclear power plants.
After the 2024 uprising, there was a genuine window to order a forensic audit of Rooppur's finances. That window was not used. The interim government moved on. The contracting architecture remained intact.
Russia’s war has already caused immense suffering. It should not be sustained through the exploitation of vulnerable people.
The final irony of our current moment is that while the world watches the dramatic surface conflicts and the crises that dominate headlines and social media feeds, the deeper system is already adjusting, already adapting, already moving towards a different configuration.
The strategic balance of the world has changed because from this point onwards. Future crises will be shaped by deterrence from multiple directions. The lesson from Iran’s victory is nothing short of a paradigm shift
Iran is delivering a master class in asymmetric warfare with real life military, geographic, and economic consequences.
In Ukraine, time is measured in survival. In Moscow, it is measured in leverage. In the West, it is increasingly measured in patience. And therein lies the most dangerous imbalance of all.
