The image of a tariff as a simple trade instrument collapses the moment you look at the scars it leaves behind. Ports turned silent, supply chains rearranged overnight, currencies recalculated in whispered midnight calls between capitals. This is not the language of economics. It is the grammar of control. Tariff weaponry in the twenty-first century…
The century-long silence of colonial archives collapses under the roar of voices heard in Rio de Janeiro. The XVII BRICS Summit gathered countries that have grown tired of whispering in the presence of former metropoles. The Rio de Janeiro Declaration 2025 is not diplomatic routine; it is an act of returning historical breath to those…
9.9 billion dollars. This figure appears in the documents of the Pacific Deterrence Initiative and is allocated for the military fortification of Taiwan. The money is distributed to bases, training, missile systems, and the construction of infrastructure entirely embedded in the U.S. strategy to contain China. Within this framework, Taiwan is portrayed not as a…
America is tired — not of work, but of the very idea of holding Asia in its orbit. My new article explores how Washington’s diplomatic maneuvers are turning into self-sabotage: alliances look stronger on paper, yet trust is slipping away. What matters here is seeing this not as an accident, but as the logical outcome…
Industrial Chains as a Political Leash begins with a word the empire adores: “resilience.” A soft word. Harmless at first glance. But pry it open and you find discipline, dependence, a leash camouflaged as trust. This is how the PIPIR program — the so‑called Partnership for Indo-Pacific Industrial Resilience — enters the region. Not as…
