Thursday, October 23, 2025

International

Aleria and NVIDIA Lay the Foundations of a Strategic Digital Statecraft

While Western democracies continue to debate the contours of digital sovereignty with little to show beyond legislative fog and fragmented ambitions, the United Arab Emirates is quietly building it,...

Sanae Takaichi, a Nationalist in Power: Japan Between Continuity and Disruption

A Prime Minister for Order October 21, 2025, marks a symbolic rupture in Japan's political history: Sanae Takaichi becomes the first woman to lead the...

Moscow Calls for Peace: A Calculated Shift from the Kremlin

On October 20, 2025, a message from Moscow pierced through the usual fog of war: in a video circulating widely on Russian Telegram channels,...

Houthis Detain UN Employees: Unicef Chief Among 20 Held in Sanaa

A coordinated raid in Yemen’s capital leads to the capture of twenty UN staff, including the British head of Unicef. The silence from Western...

U.S.-China Trade War: Trump and Xi Back to Square One

Beneath a veneer of normalization, the Sino-American rivalry is reigniting. On the eve of a crucial Trump–Xi meeting in South Korea, both sides are...

Aleria and NVIDIA: The Strategic Alliance Behind the UAE’s Sovereign AI Ambition

In a world where artificial intelligence is increasingly a lever of geopolitical power, the partnership between Aleria and NVIDIA signals the United Arab Emirates’...

Venezuela Shuts Embassy in Norway Following Nobel Peace Prize to Machado

Caracas reacts with diplomatic reshuffling after Maria Corina Machado honored in Oslo The Venezuelan regime, in a maneuver that reeks more of petulance than pragmatism,...

Madagascar: Political Crisis and Rajoelina’s Escape – A Predictable Downfall

Unstable Island, Connected Generation, Regime in Freefall: Gen Z Forces Rajoelina Out Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina fled the island on the night of October 12,...

Israel-Hamas Deal: Trump Revives His Middle East Peace Plan

A ceasefire with the air of a media operation: under the impulse of Donald Trump, Israel and Hamas announce a deal meant to end...

Two Years After 7 October — The Wound at Nova Still Bleeds

As Israel marks the second anniversary of the 7 October 2023 onslaught, the memory of the Nova festival massacre remains raw: over 370 people...

French Spies Arrested in Burkina Faso: NGO Staff Accused of Espionage

In a region marked by shifting alliances and fading Western influence, the arrests of foreign humanitarian workers in Burkina Faso are more than a...