Foreign Influence
Two Systems, Two Countries: Why Taiwan Already Functions as a State
Beijing insists there is only one China. The evidence on the ground tells a different story.
Raghu Kondori
Middle EastForeign InfluenceIs Israel Preparing for Life Without U.S. Aid?
After decades of U.S. subsidies, Israel is signaling it may no longer need, or want, Washington’s money.Dre Lapiello
Foreign InfluenceConflict Zones Armenia’s Memory at Risk
How shifting diplomacy under Nikol Pashinyan is reshaping the genocide question and Armenia’s international standing.Kyourk Arslanian
AfricaForeign InfluenceBeijing’s African Gamble: Growth or Debt Trap?
Beijing is reshaping Africa with billions in loans, bases, and trade. The continent faces a defining geopolitical choice.Pharis Gichanga
AfricaForeign InfluenceSomaliland’s Moment: Recognition on Its Terms
Decades of diplomacy, resilience, and strategy have brought Somaliland to the brink of recognition, achieved not through compromise, but by asserting its sovereignty.Gulaid Yusuf Idaan
Middle EastForeign InfluenceWho Bears Responsibility for Nazi and Islamist Crimes?
A personal reflection on leadership, resistance, and moral responsibility - drawing parallels between Norway under Nazi occupation and Iran under the Islamist regime.Arvin Khoshnood
The WestForeign InfluenceThe US Eyes Cuba Amid Regional Shifts in Latin America
After Venezuela, Washington may be setting its sights on Cuba, just 90 miles from US shores.Erik Suarez
- The WestForeign Influence
There Is No Moral Center in Europe
Europe talks ethics. America carries the guns. History won’t wait for comfort.
Benjamin Reed
- Foreign InfluenceConflict Zones
The Erdoğan Paradox: Ally or Adversary?
Turkey is indispensable to the West but under Erdoğan, its strategic value comes with growing risk and uncertainty.
Dre Lapiello
- AfricaForeign Influence
Somaliland and the New Politics of Recognition
A Muslim-majority society without Islamist rule. Israel’s Somaliland move mirrors Taiwan’s struggle for recognition and shakes global power dynamics.
Raghu Kondori
- Middle EastForeign Influence
Restoration, Not Revolution: The West’s Unfinished Duty to Iran
For the first time in decades, Iranians roar - will the West answer?
Nicole Sadighi
- Foreign InfluenceThe West
Greenland: America’s Arctic Frontier
Is melting ice turning Greenland into a battleground for great powers?
Dre Lapiello
- Middle EastForeign Influence
Why Are Iranians Chanting for Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi?
What sounds like nostalgia is actually a desperate demand for political legitimacy.
Dr. Ardavan M. Khoshnood
- AfricaForeign Influence
Somaliland: The State the Arab World Refuses to See
Somaliland works, the region resists: why success is seen as a threat.
Gulaid Yusuf Idaan
- Foreign InfluenceAfrica
Israel Breaks the Taboo on Somaliland
How recognizing Somaliland reshapes Red Sea security and challenges authoritarian influence.
Shalitha Bandara
- Conflict Zones Foreign Influence
Latin America: Building a New American Century
Venezuela’s collapse and a regional realignment signal a new era of stability and reform.
Kyle Moran
- Foreign InfluenceMiddle East
Confronting the Muslim Brotherhood’s War on the West
How state sponsors, extremist networks, and ideological warfare threaten democracies worldwide - and the steps to fight back.
Gabriel Rosenberg
