Pope Francis more highly respected than the Catholic Church itself
Francis is pushing for long-needed changes but is facing a great deal of criticism within…
Has the Saudi/Russia relationship reached its limits?
Saudi Arabia is feeling the pressure, but the prospect of a ‘crude’ divorce between Moscow…
Hybrid warfare and the New Cold War
The best defence against hybrid warfare is methodical skepticism It has finally dawned on the…
Russia resistant to economic pressure imposed by sanctions. For now
Could easily employ sanctions-avoiding mechanisms perfected by Iran The European Union continues its work to…
Russia vs Ukraine: Is diplomacy dead?
Far from it. But the diplomacy of peace is in need of emergency resuscitation As…
Forecast calls for a strong recovery in crude oil demand
Thanks mainly to China finally emerging from its Covid-19 lockdowns The dynamics around energy markets…
How the Russia-Ukraine War could escalate into a nuclear confrontation
Despite its recent minor successes in eastern Ukraine, the war is not going Russia’s way…
George Santos and the sad state of modern politics
The U.S. Republican’s biography, work history and life story nothing more than a pack of…
Oil price cap costing Russia an estimated €160 million per day
But Russia is still taking in €640 million a day from the sale of fossil…
The powerful legacy of Pope Benedict XVI
He wanted to make the world a better place When the Vatican announced that Pope…