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Ricardo Martins

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Europe’s Energy Gamble: How the Iran Crisis Could Reshape the Gas War with Russia

Europe’s Energy Gamble: How the Iran Crisis Could Reshape the Gas War with Russia Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and surging energy prices are...

yesterday 30

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Ricardo Martins

Kurds: The New Strategy in the US–Israel War Against Iran

Kurds: The New Strategy in the US–Israel War Against Iran

Kurds: The New Strategy in the US–Israel War Against Iran Unable to defeat Iran from the air, the United States and Israel are reviving an old...

tuesday 40

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Ricardo Martins

Diplomacy Bombed: How the Israel-US Bombardment on Iran Buried International Law in Pursuing Regional Hegemony

Diplomacy Bombed: How the Israel-US Bombardment on Iran Buried International Law in Pursuing Regional Hegemony

Diplomacy Bombed: How the Israel-US Bombardment on Iran Buried International Law in Pursuing Regional Hegemony Launched in the midst of optimistic...

05.03.2026 50

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Marco Rubio in Munich: Civilisational and Colonial Politics Back on the Agenda, Strategic Courtesies, and Geopolitical Implications

Marco Rubio in Munich: Civilisational and Colonial Politics Back on the Agenda, Strategic Courtesies, and Geopolitical Implications At the Munich...

24.02.2026 80

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Ricardo Martins

A Summit in a Belgian Castle Shows How Europe Is Worried About Its Industrial Future

A Summit in a Belgian Castle Shows How Europe Is Worried About Its Industrial Future What was framed as a technocratic discussion on competitiveness...

19.02.2026 80

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Mark Rutte and NATO at the Edge: Leadership, Flattery, and the Crisis of the Atlantic Alliance

Mark Rutte and NATO at the Edge: Leadership, Flattery, and the Crisis of the Atlantic Alliance Mark Rutte’s tenure as NATO Secretary General exposes...

16.02.2026 80

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Russia’s Strategic Re-Engagement with Brazil: Geopolitical Implications of Prime Minister Mishustin’s 2026 Visit

10.02.2026 60

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Middle Powers Rally to China: Survival, Hedging, and the End of Strategic Illusions

08.02.2026 50

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Davos and Abu Dhabi: How the Ukrainian Endgame Exposed Western Decline

28.01.2026 60

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Europe’s Unexpected Reply to Trump Over Greenland: A Last Crack in the Transatlantic Alliance?

19.01.2026 90

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Europe and the End of the Transatlantic Alliance: From Strategic Denial to Schizophrenic Dependency

13.01.2026 40

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The US Intervention in Venezuela and the Limits of International Law: Power Projection and the End of Strategic Ambiguity in the Americas

05.01.2026 80

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Trump–Zelensky at Mar-a-Lago: Diplomacy in Circles or Peace at Sight?

02.01.2026 80

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The Beginning of the End for Europe’s Old Security Order: Towards a Geoeconomic Architecture Emerging from the Washington–Moscow Dynamic

26.12.2025 20

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Ukraine: Does Europe Work for a Stalled Conflict?

23.12.2025 70

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Hemispheric Authoritarianism: the Monroe Doctrine Recast as the “Trump Corollary”

11.12.2025 70

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Bolsonaro Convicted: Brazil’s Judiciary Defends Democracy Against a Coup Attempt

07.12.2025 100

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Why Are Belgium’s F-35s Grounded? When a €5.6 Billion Jet Meets a Country Too Small to Fly It

01.12.2025 60

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The Shared Destiny of Humanity: Peace as Resistance to a Programmable War

26.11.2025 70

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A Peace Deal Without Europe? The White House Moves Fast on Ukraine as Kyiv Faces Mounting Pressure

21.11.2025 60

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As Geert Wilders’ Far Right Stumbles, Can Rob Jetten’s Progressive Liberals Rebuild the Dutch Centre?

14.11.2025 40

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Kaja Kallas and the Erosion of European Diplomacy: Why the EU Needs a Reset at the Top

10.11.2025 60

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Trump–Xi Summit in Busan: A Tactical Truce in the U.S.–China Trade Rivalry

06.11.2025 30

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What Secrets Does the Nord Stream II Blast Still Hold? Poland’s Opaque Game

02.11.2025 50

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By Confiscating Russian Frozen Assets, Europe Was Playing with Fire

27.10.2025 50

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Nexperia Seizure: How the Netherlands Turned a Chip Safeguard into a Strategic Misstep

24.10.2025 50

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The Budapest Gambit: Trump and Putin Rewrite the Rules of Power — Where Is Europe?

20.10.2025 50

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One Million Pounds and a War Without End: How Boris Johnson’s Intervention in Kyiv Changed the Course of the Conflict and Europe’s Future

17.10.2025 40

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The Escalating European Drone Panic: When Fear Becomes a Political Weapon

13.10.2025 60

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Another French Government Falls: Who is Next, Macron?

08.10.2025 70

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The U.S. Escalation in Venezuela: Beyond Oil and the Old Doctrines

04.10.2025 50

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The Attack on Doha and the Saudi–Pakistan Defence Pact: Redefining Security and Alliances in the Middle East

29.09.2025 70

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Propaganda, Cognitive Warfare, and Europe’s Path to Self-Destruction

24.09.2025 60

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Bolsonaro Convicted: Brazil’s Judiciary Defends Democracy Against a Coup Attempt

17.09.2025 20

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Regulatory Superpower: A Move Forward or Admitted Competitiveness Defeat? A Vision From the Global South

13.09.2025 60

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Xi Jinping’s 80th WWII Anniversary Parade: A Post-Western World on Display

09.09.2025 50

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Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit 2025: China Consolidates Its Position as a Global Leader

05.09.2025 80

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The Genocide in Gaza Is Now Destabilising European Politics: Dutch Foreign Minister Resigns, Shaking His Government Apart

29.08.2025 80

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The End of the Conflict in Ukraine at Sight? Zelensky and the Europeans in Washington in Search of Saving Face. Part 2

25.08.2025 40

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The End of the Conflict in Ukraine at Sight? The Big, Beautiful Alaska Summit – Part 1

22.08.2025 70

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In Trump’s Tariff War, Is India Holding the Cards?

15.08.2025 70

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Europe’s Sad Trajectory: From Peace and Welfare to War and Scarcity

11.08.2025 70

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After the BRICS Summit in Rio: Geopolitical Positioning and Future Trajectories. Part 3

07.08.2025 30

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A Deal or a Capitulation? The July 2025 EU-U.S. Trade Agreement under Scrutiny

02.08.2025 60

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After the BRICS Summit in Rio: Global Governance and Institutional Competition. Part 2

26.07.2025 50

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After the BRICS Summit in Rio: What Are Experts' Perspectives for the Future of the Bloc  Amid the Rise of the Global Majority? Part 1

22.07.2025 40

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European Diplomatic Blackout: Faced with Kallas’s ineptitude and looming ICC charges over Gaza, the EU loses its moral authority

13.07.2025 50

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Is the IAEA Complicit in the Assassination of Iranian Nuclear Scientists? A Crisis of Credibility at the Heart of Non-Proliferation

07.07.2025 50

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NATO Summit 2025: Europe’s Capitulation to American Imperialism

02.07.2025 60

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G7 Summit in Kananaskis: A Club of Irrelevance in a Multipolar World

27.06.2025 70

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