What happens to a republic when its government lies so often that lying becomes less a scandal than a method of administration? Charles Goyette’s answer is that the republic becomes an empire, and the empire eventually becomes unable to distinguish its propaganda from...
On April 1, 2026, President Donald Trump delivered his harshest verdict yet on the Atlantic alliance. Asked by The Telegraph whether he would revisit membership after the Iran war, Trump replied, “I would say [it’s] beyond reconsideration. I was never swayed by NATO....
Barely four years after the Pretoria Agreement formally ended one of the deadliest wars of the twenty-first century, serious fighting has returned to northern Ethiopia. As we begin October, Tigrayan forces have seized the airports at Mekelle, Aksum, and Shire,...
On September 17, Julian Assange’s return to Twitter/X did not go unnoticed. With more than fifty-one million impressions, it becomes clear his and WikiLeaks’ impact is undeniable. Still, his journalism and WikiLeaks have not come without scrutiny. Former Republican...
On September 10, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky landed in Canada where he and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney signed a 100-year partnership “elevat[ing] the relationship between their countries into a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and confirming...
The same campaign that’s reportedly weakening Iran is also indirectly strengthening China’s economic and strategic position in the Middle East. Israel and the United States’ efforts to eliminate the late Ayatollah’s counterparts have widened a lane for China to exert...
U.S. President Donald Trump sat beside Finnish President Alexander Stubb in the Oval Office on October 9, 2025, and turned a meeting about icebreakers into a lecture about Spain. "You people are gonna have to start speaking to Spain," Trump said. "You have to call...
When President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Beijing this past May, the outcome was largely as anticipated: ceremonial pomp, a handful of commercial commitments, rhetorical emphasis on “stability,” and little progress on the structural frictions...
