From ancient Rome to now, war-makers constantly talk about peace
In a week filled with news about President Donald Trump’s aggressive moves to take control of Greenland, the world got a window into his thinking about the concept of “peace.” “Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel…
Trump’s new order and Germany’s comeback opportunity
Donald Trump is changing the world. Foreign policy is no longer hiding behind legal masquerade, it is becoming real. It is no longer based on “values”, be they left-liberal-woke or neo-con, and it no longer acts…
The winners and losers so far from Trump’s tariffs
During the 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised to ease economic pressures on households and restore US economic strength. Central to that promise was the claim that tariffs would revive manufacturing and rebalance trade in…
Trump unveils his new ‘Board of Peace’ with no big hitters so far
President Donald Trump promised Thursday that his newly established “Board of Peace” will not “be a waste of time,” just after the leaders of several countries signed its charter in a ceremony in Davos, Switzerland, where leading figures…
Love scams expose deep Indonesia-China trust issues
The recent bust of a transnational “love scamming” syndicate operating in Indonesia run by Chinese nationals should serve as a wake-up call—not only for Indonesian law enforcement, but also for Beijing. The case, revealed this month by…
Trump, the deep state and America at war with itself
The current global disorder—marked by the war in Ukraine, the devastation in Gaza, renewed instability across the Middle East, rising great-power rivalry and now unilateral US actions in Venezuela alongside strategic pressure on…
Trump announces Greenland ‘framework,’ backs off 8-nation tariffs
President Donald Trump announced in a social media post Wednesday that he and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte brokered a possible agreement on Greenland, though Trump provided few details and no timeline. Trump’s comments came just hours…
Chinese EVs, batteries gain world market share as Trump backs oil
China strengthened its grip on global clean‑energy supply chains in 2025, taking about a 70% share in each of the electric vehicle (EV) and battery sectors, while US energy policy under former president Donald Trump continued to prioritize…