The Geographical Pivot of Constraints
July 28, 2025
How supply chains and constraint, will shape the global struggle
Events that led to the war in Ukraine – a timeline
July 24, 2025
A 1.000 Years Struggle for An Autonomous National Identity.
Picturing the Past – Postponed Peace in Transnistria
July 9, 2025
A view inside, in 2010. It’s mainly Smirnov, Sheriff and Medvedev that you see
24 Hours in Vilnius
June 25, 2025
Baroque echoes, Jewish memory, Soviet scars — and a city that stands without spectacle.
Empire Logic: How Russia Uses Borders, Identity, and Delay
June 18, 2025
Russia does not need to occupy a country to control it. It only needs to prevent resolution. From Transnistria to Crimea, from narrative warfare to financial systems, Empire Logic shows how modern power is held — not through conquest, but through structural denial.
Russia’s War Machine: How It Fights Without Winning (Q2 2025)
May 9, 2025
As negotiations flicker in the background of a grinding war, Russia’s ability to sustain its military effort in Ukraine depends on a fragile web of foreign supply, internal mobilization, and retrofitted Soviet stockpiles. This report examines the current state of Russia’s armed forces in Q2 2025, revealing a system stretched but still operational — and why that matters.
Don’t Bet on the Bully: Why Europe Must Stop Investing in the U.S.
May 2, 2025
As European firms like Daimler, Volkswagen, and Siemens expand their investments in the U.S., they risk tying their futures to a volatile partner. Short-term economic incentives and a temporarily favorable exchange rate obscure deeper structural risks: political instability, panic-driven corporate culture, and growing protectionism. Europe is not dependent on the U.S. — not for gas, not for markets, and certainly not for leadership. Strategic autonomy begins with saying no.
How Donald Trump Could Win the Nobel Prize for Peace
April 24, 2025
Donald Trump, the dealmaker, the disrupter — could he still become a man of peace? What would it take? Humility!