Not Even the Consolation of Baked Alaska

Europe’s Selective Outrage

It is interesting to compare the extent of financial and military aid dished out to Ukraine by the US and European countries

Israeli commentator says he expects US/NATO to strike Iran on their own

In a statement that may incur MAGA wrath and displeasure at home, Yossi Melman says he prefers Western forces, not Israel, targeting Iran’s nuclear programme

The Spy Who Saved the World

Soviet double agent Oleg Gordievsky’s intelligence had prevented nuclear war

Deciphering the American Scream

Trump is tired of freeloaders but inbuilt into his demand for Ukraine’s minerals is an iron-clad security guarantee

The Arctic Great Game

Donald Trump isn’t going to annex Greenland or Canada. But don't dismiss the logic to his claims

Vladimir Putin: Super Tsar

His fifth term may hold more surprises for fans at home than for foes abroad

The Veto Matters

The UN Security Council is ineffective but serves its purpose

The Arc of Alliance

In Search of the Orient

It no longer exists. Instead, we have the global South