Marc Champion

It sometimes feels as though the Trump administration gets its worldview and foreign policy ideas from a Kremlin School of International Relations course taught by Vladimir Putin — though at a CliffsNotes level that fails to consider how those strategies played out.

It sometimes feels as though the Trump administration gets its worldview and foreign policy ideas from a Kremlin School of International Relations

It sometimes feels as though the Trump administration gets its worldview and foreign policy ideas from a Kremlin School of International Relations course taught by Vladimir Putin - though at a CliffsNotes level that fails to consider how those strategies played out.

The conflict between the US and Iran is beginning to flare again and President Donald Trump says he couldn’t care less. He’s confident his new plan for an “Economic D-Day” that brings Iran to heel by collapsing its economy is a winner. Perhaps, but making it so will take a great deal of international cooperation. As Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent put it: “You’re either with us or against us.”

Donald Trump's economic strategy against Iran faces significant global challenges. Treasury Secretary Bessent's "with us or against us" stance echoes past policies. However, the world in 2026 is different from 2001, with shifting alliances. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization now balances US power and supports Iran. This new global order means many nations will oppose American economic sanctions.

When was the last time you heard a meaningful proposal to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear arsenal?

A partial success risks driving Iran to build the nuclear deterrent it didn't yet have.

To understand the geopolitical importance of last weekend’s election breakthrough for Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the small state of Saxony-Anhalt, pay attention to the apparently unrelated commentary from the Kremlin that emerged around it.

No one in NATO has any interest in attacking Russia, but these fabrications make for powerful messages and they’re paying dividends for the Kremlin.

To understand the geopolitical importance of this month's election breakthrough for Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the small state of Saxony-Anhalt, pay attention to the apparently unrelated commentary from the Kremlin that emerged around........