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Trump’s Second Tenure Through Unapologetic Power Politics Through a lens of unapologetic power politics, this essay abandons neutrality by design. I have written elsewhere about restraint, ethics, and the human cost of state behaviour. I have argued for balance, legality, and moral responsibility in international relations. This time, I am doing the opposite, openly and
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For much of history, power was understood as possession. To rule meant to command land, labour, resources, or trade. Political authority followed material dominance, and global order could be explained by who controlled what. That logic shaped empires, revolutions, and ideologies. It no longer explains the world we inhabit. Today, economists speak of debt, inflation,
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As diplomatic channels whisper of potential ceasefires, a more concrete battle is crystallising in Europe’s courtrooms and council meetings: the fate of roughly €260 billion in immobilised Russian central bank assets. The question is no longer whether to freeze, but whether to seize and transfer these funds to Ukraine. This debate exposes a deep rift
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Every war, whether fought with bullets or tariffs, springs from a single, primal fear: economic decline. Strip away the rhetoric of ideology, religion, or sovereignty, and you find nations acting not out of strength but out of dread—a gnawing anxiety that their economic future is slipping away. From Hitler’s Germany to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,
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Diplomacy is never straightforward. It is a careful, often fragile process of managing tensions, aligning competing interests, and forging agreements between nations whose histories, cultures, and ambitions often clash. This article aims to explain to readers how diplomatic actions typically unfold: through private talks, public rhetoric, pressure tactics, and strategic compromises and how different administrations,
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The pursuit of the “American Dream”—a vision of prosperity, freedom, and opportunity—has always been shadowed by a troubling reality: the specter of war. While the ideals of American exceptionalism celebrate narratives of liberation, democracy, and individual achievement, the intricate relationship between conflict and the nation’s economic trajectory complicates this vision. Wars, often framed as necessary
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