Opinion

Our opinion section features informed voices interpreting active conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza, Syria, Sudan, and beyond—providing context on what these crises mean for civilians, regional stability, and global security.

Trump's Venezuela blockade undermines U.S. credibility on Taiwan naval threat

President Donald Trump's December 16 order imposing a "total and complete blockade" of U.S.-sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela marks a dramatic escalation in pressure on Nicolás Maduro's government. The deployment of thousands of troops and nearly a dozen warships, including an ai

By Chen Wei-Lin

/ 19 Dec 2025

Trump's Venezuela blockade undermines U.S. credibility on Taiwan naval threat

UN force for Gaza gets mandate but not the tools to succeed

Resolution 2803 authorizes stabilization troops with enforcement powers for disarmament, yet implementation challenges remain

By Layla Hassan

/ 12 Dec 2025

UN force for Gaza gets mandate but not the tools to succeed

Trump alone won't unlock Russia-Ukraine peace, whatever NATO's chief says

Mark Rutte's public embrace of presidential diplomacy runs headlong into Europe's institutional guardrails and Moscow's maximalist demands

By Elena Kowalski

/ 4 Dec 2025

Trump alone won't unlock Russia-Ukraine peace, whatever NATO's chief says

Opinion: Witkoff's "peace" plan is capitulation dressed as realism—and Ukraine is right to reject it

Washington's proposal rewards aggression, guts deterrence, and mistakes appeasement for strategy. A freeze on these terms would guarantee the next war.

By Viktor Petersen

/ 20 Nov 2025

Opinion: Witkoff's "peace" plan is capitulation dressed as realism—and Ukraine is right to reject it

Orbán weaponizes Ukraine's corruption crisis to undermine European solidarity

Institutional vulnerabilities and national interest weaponization

By Elena Kowalski

/ 13 Nov 2025

Orbán weaponizes Ukraine's corruption crisis to undermine European solidarity

Opinion: G7 condemns global crises while revealing multilateral impotence

Another foreign ministers' meeting produces stern words on Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan, and Haiti—but little evidence that diplomatic consensus can alter strategic realities

By Viktor Petersen

/ 13 Nov 2025

Opinion: G7 condemns global crises while revealing multilateral impotence