“It is going to be a long speech, for I have a lot to say”, said Donald Trump hours before this year’s tensely anticipated State of the Union speech, expected to be much of a protracted, more or less scripted, and triumphant account of the state of aff…
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Strategic Stability at the Abyss: The Post–New START Nuclear Landscape – (“85 seconds before midnight”)
On 5 February 2026, the New START treaty expired. For the first time since SALT I negotiations began in 1969, no binding agreement constrains the strategic nuclear arsenals of the United States and Russia—states that together hold roughly 90 per cent o…
The dilution of self-sufficiency: Autarky Rewired
“Interdependence is and ought to be as much the ideal of man as self‑sufficiency.”- Epicurus Over the past few years, the United States has launched two high‑profile initiatives that signal a renewed ambition to internalize strategic supplies and contr…
Rebuilding Trust: A Balanced Future for Transatlantic Relations
A New Era of Transatlantic Relations In a world of shifting geopolitical dynamics, the relationship between Europe and the United States stands at a crossroads. For decades, the transatlantic alliance has been the cornerstone of both sides’ security, e…
Bibi summoned by Trump: What next, war or peace?
At the time of writing, it is not known what to expect from the April 7 meeting at the White House between Donald Trump and “friend” Benjamin Netanyahu, but we do know that Trump’s summons signaled urgency, so much so that Netanyahu had to fly directly…
Erdogan’s Turkey in search of its place in Trump world
“Turkiye is standing at the threshold of a new, transformative era. We will rise, and our place in the world will be strengthened”. These bold words were uttered by Turkish president (ruler since 2003) Recep Tayiip Erdogan when he introduced his party’…