Sergei Lavrov is, in a sense, the dean of the world’s Foreign Ministers. He is also the longest-serving in office, he represents the great Russian Federation, and in any case he is the most prestigious among the world’s top diplomats.
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There is an old diplomatic art to saying nothing while appearing to say something. Darryl Nirenberg, the new American ambassador to Bucharest, has apparently mastered it — and in
A major independent report on the rule of law in the European Union has delivered a scathing assessment of a pivotal moment in Romania’s recent political history, framing it as a severe democratic backslide. The Civil Liberties Union for Europe (Liberties) Rule of Law Report 2026
Sisi spoke in Cairo on Monday in the name of humanity and in the name of peace-loving people. Whether Trump will respond to that appeal, or whether the American president will continue to escalate toward the obliteration of the very infrastructure whose disruption is already causing a global crisis, remains to be seen.
The Middle East conflict has embroiled many countries, most of which have sided either for or against the US military attack on Iran. Once again, the EU appears fragmented and ambiguous in its support for or condemnation of Trump’s actions against Tehran.
As you may have noticed from the headline, the RIC triumvirate of the New World Order is no longer Russia-India-China. The war in the Middle East has demonstrated that India can no longer be considered a stable ally, despite years of alignment efforts
Speaking at a meeting of Russia’s Security Council, Putin declared: “We have never rejected the development of these relations, nor the restoration of these relations,” according to a transcript issued by the Kremlin.
The investigation will conclude. The findings will be released, or they will not. An official will speak, or resign, or do neither. The war will continue, the painted walls will remain rubble.
The dispute, centered around strategic areas like Scarborough Shoal, reflects a deeper clash between legal rulings and power-based control, with no clear path to resolution.