Russian energy leverage

Russian energy will constrain Hungary’s EU shift

Peter Magyar’s EU pivot faces limits as cheap Russian energy remains central to the future of Hungary’s economy. Read more »
decentralisation lessons from iran war

What Iran’s resilience reveals about decentralisation, collective action

Decentralised systems can endure only when sustained by a larger sense of meaning, but the meaning itself must remain alive through debate and the possibility of disagreement. Read more »
Trump’s Iran threats

Trump’s Iran threats will run into hard limits

President Trump’s Iran threats face hard limits: oil, law, allies and public opinion back home. #Trump #Iran Read more »
BRICS and the Iran war

Iran war tests BRICS — and reveals its limits

Despite calls for mediation, BRICS has remained fragmented, highlighting its role as a ‘club’ like the G7 rather than a forum for collective action. Read more »
Iran war escalation and Gaza playbook

Iran war escalation is redrawing the rules of war

Iran war escalation cannot be a repeat of Gaza; it would be a far more dangerous gamble, with wider regional and global consequences. Read more »
US superpower status

US superpower status will be diminished by any Iran exit

Even a graceful US exit from Iran would expose the limits of military primacy and weaken US superpower status. #Iran #US Read more »
Global governance reform

Global governance needs reform as deglobalisation deepens

Global governance once promised peace, stability and rules-based cooperation, but today, geopolitical conflict and institutional imbalance have exposed its deepest flaws. Read more »
petrodollar

Petrodollar power: Venezuela and Iran may extend greenback dominance

The petrodollar faces erosion, not collapse, as Iran war reinforces the dollar before weakening its legitimacy. #petrodollar #Iran Read more »
Iran war escalation and Gaza playbook

Europe’s Iran war response exposes its strategic weakness

By refusing to take a principled stand on Iran war, Europe has damaged its credibility, autonomy, and economic resilience. Read more »
China vs US green energy strategy

China’s green energy strategy is becoming a theory of power

China's green energy strategy now shapes global costs, trade flows and future economic influence, leaving the US way behind. Read more »