The line between rumor and intelligence blurs as speculation mounts over Qaani, underscoring the complexities of monitoring Iran’s inner circle. A widely circulated Mole Hunt video on […]
Author: Felix Abt
The Total EU Ban on Russian Gas Imports – and Why Europe’s Industrial Competitors in Asia Know How to Use It to Their Advantage
A Decision of Historic Absurdity The European Union’s latest decision on gas imports from Russia is almost absurdly bizarre. Over the past five years—since before […]
How Disciplinary Cases Turn into Coup Fantasies
Since 2014, Xi Jinping has tackled corruption and questionable loyalties in the military without hesitation but with great caution. Chinese people I have met have […]
Pioneers Turned Prey
Echoes of 1789 in 1917: When the Revolution Turns on Its Makers The phrase “a revolution that eats its own children” originated in the chaotic […]
Wu Zetian: The Woman Who Rewrote China’s Rules
I. Princess Pingyang’s Legacy Meets Wu Zhao: The Tang Dynasty’s Window of Female Power Wu Zetian was not content with the title of empress—she seized […]
Pre‑Crime America: The Quiet Rise of a Full‑Spectrum Surveillance State
Palantir’s ELITE App and the Expansion of Data-Driven Targeting Palantir’s ELITE app (Enhanced Leads Identification & Targeting for Enforcement) is live: a Minority Report nightmare […]
The Elites’ “Rebrand”: From Climate to Code
The World Economic Forum in Davos is the annual event where billionaires and political leaders gather to decide, in effect, what our future is going […]
The Sino-Russian Border and the Treaties China Calls Unequal — and Russia Calls History
Unfinished Business: China’s History with Russia’s 19th-Century Treaties China’s relations with former colonial or imperial powers vary widely, and its willingness to “forgive” or move […]
Eight Consecutive Years Without a Passed Audit — and the Pentagon Gets a 50% Raise
The Only Government Agency That Can’t Pass an Audit — and Is Rewarded for It The Pentagon has now failed its annual financial audit for […]
China, Not the U.S., Is the Real Winner of Trump’s Venezuela Gambit
America’s Aggression, China’s Ascendancy It sounds counterintuitive: the U.S. seizes Venezuelan oil, yet China may be the biggest beneficiary. On the surface, mainstream media frames […]