CENTCOM
WORLD
Why Iran Keeps Sending Missiles Into Kuwait
Kuwait's air defences fired again this week, intercepting incoming waves of missiles and drones as Tehran froze nuclear talks and oil prices climbed.
BUSINESS
Piracy Around the Horn of Africa is Going Global
With four tankers seized near Somalia in a fortnight, POTUS describes his own navy boarding foreign ships as piracy.
WORLD
Phoney War: Gulf Deployment and Collapsed Talks
With Trump's envoys recalled and three carrier groups looming off the coast, the diplomatic pause masks a global rush to prepare for a potential summer war.
Ukraine War
Oil and Troubled Waters: Moscow’s Luck Holds
Volodymyr Zelensky called Russia's oil windfall 'money for the war' after JD Vance named cutting Ukraine aid his proudest government achievement.
Popular
Hormuz Battle Tests European Energy Nerves
Renewed Gulf hostilities have driven shipping premiums to crisis levels again, leaving European economies exposed to a war fought far from their shores.
Europe’s Farm Lobby is Keeping Pesticides in the Fields
Europe's pesticide fight is no longer just about science or regulation. It is increasingly about whether the farm lobby is defending farmers, or using them to defend the chemical status quo.
How Vance Split With Trump Over Iran
A marathon podcast appearance revealed how far Vice President JD Vance has drifted from Donald Trump's Iran strategy, and how close he now stands to 2028.
Trump and Musk Stretch ‘Interference’ in Opposite Directions
"Interference" used to suggest covert foreign state action. Now it is being stretched to cover everything from intelligence claims to billionaire endorsements, and the word is losing precision in both directions.
Anime’s Cult is Fading in Europe But Why?
Japanese anime helped romanticise Europe for global audiences. If the industry weakens, Europe may lose one of its strangest and most flattering cultural mirrors.
