[ad_1] (Bloomberg Opinion) — In debates over Russia, the argument often comes down to a simple proposition: Having struggled for three years and seen his forces mauled in Ukraine, is it really plausible that President Vladimir Putin would take on the combined might of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization? It’s time to put that question to…
[ad_1] (Bloomberg) — NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte confirmed the alliance will seek to adopt a new defense spending target of 5% of GDP at a June summit, meeting a demand by US President Donald Trump that had originally seemed unrealistic. “I assume that in The Hague we will agree on a higher defense spending…
[ad_1] —Father Flynn, Doubt In John Patrick Shanley’s 2008 film Doubt, certainty and ambiguity collide in a moral thriller set in a Bronx Catholic school in 1964 New York. The story revolves around Sister Aloysius Beauvier, a strict headmistress convinced that Father Flynn, a charismatic parish priest, has engaged in inappropriate conduct with a young African-American student….
[ad_1] (This story was originally published on 13 March 2025) For decades America has stood by its friends and deterred its enemies. That steadfastness is being thrown upside down, as Donald Trump strong-arms allies and seeks deals with adversaries. After freezing all aid to Ukraine on March 3rd, his administration restored it when Ukraine agreed…
[ad_1] I, for one, am worried about where the world is headed. No, this is not only about markets or investments, but something bigger. The world order had largely been predictable in the post-World War II era of peace, with stable assumptions we all lived by, but now everything is suddenly up in the air….
[ad_1] Can Europe re-arm without America? This is a question that nobody was asking a few years ago, when Russia’s invasion of Ukraine prompted a €100 billion German splurge on US-made F-35 fighter jets and Boeing helicopters. Between 2020 and 2024, the US accounted for almost two-thirds of European arms imports; France, with its pride…
[ad_1] The much-anticipated telephone call between US President Donald Trump and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to discuss a ceasefire in Ukraine, as well as chart out a path for a lasting peace formula, turned out to be sub-optimal and weighed down by variables antagonistic to a meaningful deal. The tentative deal reached after a marathon…
[ad_1] Did Prime Minister Narendra Modi ask Russia’s Vladimir Putin to refrain from using nuclear tactical weapons on Ukraine? Poland’s deputy foreign minister and secretary of state, Władysław Teofil Bartoszewski, revealed on Monday that the Indian PM might have made the suggestion during the early days of the Russia-Ukraine war. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited…
[ad_1] Tesla CEO Elon Musk suggested the U.S. exit the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO. It’s yet another politically divisive issue he’s weighed in on, leaving investors to learn about another thing that could impact the shares of their electric vehicle maker. “We really should,” tweeted Musk in response to a post about the…
[ad_1] In the last two weeks, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China conducted live-fire naval drills in the international waters off Australia, New Zealand and Vietnam, and shooting drills in the Taiwan Strait. This show of military might is a sign of China’s growing confidence as a maritime power. It’s also a signal to…
