Meloni and Trump’s Rift Shows the Limits of Personal Diplomacy
Category Geopolitics
Ukraine’s Strike on the Moscow Oil Refinery Shows War Costs Are Returning to Russia
Is the U.S.-Iran “Peace Deal” Really an End to the War? Hormuz, Nuclear Talks, and the Hezbollah Question
Xi Jinping’s North Korea Visit Shows China’s Dilemma as Kim Jong Un Turns Isolation Into Leverage
Why Putin Refused Direct Talks With Zelenskyy: Russia’s Dilemma Over War, Ceasefire, and Legitimacy
Why Trump Clashed With Netanyahu Over Lebanon: The Geopolitics Behind a Rare U.S. Brake on Israel
Trump’s Iran Deal Message Shifts From “Close” to “Do Not Rush”: Hormuz, Nuclear Verification, and Japan’s Energy Risk
Trump’s Taiwan Independence Warning and Taiwan’s Response: Why the “Status Quo” Means Different Things to the U.S., China, and Taiwan
Can the U.S. and China Avoid the Thucydides Trap? What the Trump-Xi Summit Revealed About Taiwan, AI Chips and the Strait of Hormuz
Why Calbee’s Potato Chip Bags Are Turning Black and White
