"Hard" independent journalism of world events with minimal input from one's own opinion
10/16/25
Tomahawk as Threat and Bluff: What Trump Actually Said — and What It Changes for the War
Politics likes to speak in the language of iron. Sometimes one word — "Tomahawk" — is enough to change the tone of geopolitics
8/13/25
Alaska, August 15
Trump and Putin to Meet for First Time Since 2021 to Discuss Ukraine’s Fate
8/9/25
August 8, 2025: Deadline Expired, Alaska Meeting Scheduled
Expired Ultimatum and Unexpected Turn
8/2/25
Tariff Versus Peace: The U.S. Launches a New Trade Blockade
Washington strikes with tariffs against 69 countries and signs deals with loyal ones. A new world order is being built on preferences and threats
7/30/25
Discipline Through the Market: Why the U.S. Is Pushing China to the Edge
Deals with Japan and Indonesia have become the benchmark. Beijing hesitates. But Washington has only one scenario: those who refuse face tariffs
7/29/25
Trump Shortens the Deadline
Sanctions Ultimatum, Diplomatic Deadlock, and a Waiting Game
7/25/25
The Fires of Diplomacy
How Five Different Stories Reveal the Reality of a New Global Politics
7/24/25
Special Terms
How Japan, Indonesia, and the Philippines Secured Tariff Preferences from the United States
7/21/25
Battery, Coalition, Ultimatum
How the July 21 Meeting Turned the UDCG from a Council into a Coalition Headquarters for Europe’s Defense
7/14/25
The Rome Preamble
From the "Roman Circle" to Trump's Ultimatum — The New Course Toward Russia
7/10/25
Roman Circle: Patriot, Oil, and 500%
On the sidelines of the URC summit in Rome, a new architecture of support for Ukraine is taking shape: informal alliances, sanctions with flexible enforcement, and direct moves by the White House
7/9/25
Third Summer. No Elections. With Protest
Since July 2025, protests in Serbia have extended beyond the student community and reached dozens of cities. The authorities respond more harshly; the opposition is absent, and dialogue is nonexistent
7/8/25
Pause and Reversal: How the US Halted and Resumed Weapons Deliveries to Ukraine Within Days
The decision to halt deliveries due to depleted reserves turned out to be short-lived — what lies behind this move by Trump, and how did allies respond?
7/7/25
Letters, Tariffs, BRICS: How America Is Making Trade Great (and Unpredictable) Again
A look at how Donald Trump’s statements on new tariff policy shook the markets, alarmed allies, and once again put the global order into question
7/3/25
Northern Course of Europe
How Denmark Begins the EU Presidency With a Course Toward Reform, Resistance, and War
7/1/25
Europe Hands Over the Map, But Doesn’t Pull the Sleeve
The Skopje Summit Shows: Even Billions Won’t Move the Balkans Unless They Make the Step Themselves