What you’re seeing right now is not confusion by accident, it’s confusion as a tool. Trump’s style of power has always relied on strategic ambiguity, and Iran is the kind of opponent where ambiguity becomes almost a weapon in itself. On one hand, he wants Tehran, Washington, Israel, and the Gulf states all to believe that a strike is possible at any moment; on the other hand, … [Read more...] about Why the Signals Are So Confusing: Trump, Iran, and the Logic of Almost-War
Dominoes Start Falling: Maduro, Iran… Who Is Next?
The sense that history has nudged a row of unstable regimes and given them a quiet push isn’t just media drama, it’s the accumulation of pressure that has been building for years and finally starts to show cracks. The fall or neutralization of Nicolás Maduro is less an isolated shock and more a signal that long-surviving systems built on sanctions evasion, patronage networks, … [Read more...] about Dominoes Start Falling: Maduro, Iran… Who Is Next?
Cuba, After Venezuela: Why the Domino Logic Is No Longer Taboo
The idea that Cuba could be next after a regime collapse in Venezuela used to sound like wishful exile rhetoric, something said loudly in Miami cafés and quietly dismissed elsewhere. Lately it feels different, heavier somehow, less like a slogan and more like an uncomfortable analytical possibility. Venezuela has not just been an ally to Cuba; it has been a lifeline, an energy … [Read more...] about Cuba, After Venezuela: Why the Domino Logic Is No Longer Taboo
How a Quack Ended Up Steering National Health — And Why the Hepatitis B Rollback Is a Dangerous Farce
It’s a bit surreal watching a country that once prided itself on biomedical leadership now take cues from a man whose public health credentials amount to YouTube monologues and debunked science. You blink for a second, and suddenly RFK Jr. is chairing a vaccine panel that treats decades of peer-reviewed evidence like optional reading and rewrites national guidelines on the fly. … [Read more...] about How a Quack Ended Up Steering National Health — And Why the Hepatitis B Rollback Is a Dangerous Farce
Europe’s Telecom Awakening — The Huawei Breakup Feels a Lot Like the Russian Gas Divorce
There’s a familiar scent in the air — not fear exactly, but recognition. Europe has been here before. The sudden political clarity around removing Huawei and other Chinese technology suppliers from critical telecom infrastructure echoes the same late-to-realize urgency that unfolded after Russia turned its energy exports into geopolitical leverage. Back then, Europe discovered … [Read more...] about Europe’s Telecom Awakening — The Huawei Breakup Feels a Lot Like the Russian Gas Divorce