Leon Hadar
The Epstein files: Accountability and the question of elite impunity
Jeffery Epstein’s ability to operate for decades, despite credible allegations, points to failures across multiple institutions
The US-India trade deal: Strategic reset or fragile truce?
The lack of details on the agreement makes it difficult to assess its true economic impact
Edge of the precipice: The US-Iran crisis of 2026
The next few days will test whether diplomacy can prevail over the momentum towards military confrontation
Trump’s economic promises meet political reality
The 2026 midterm elections loom as a potential disaster
Canada’s China gambit: Navigating a new geopolitical triangle
The trade deal between Ottawa and Beijing offers an early test of whether middle powers can chart their own course in an...
The Greenland crisis is a warning for East Asia
Implications of Trump’s Atlantic ambitions extend towards the Pacific
Why the US ‘rescue’ of Iran could backfire
The Trump administration risks strengthening the regime it seeks to unseat
Is Trump’s embrace of great power politics tenable?
While the liberal international order has clear flaws, the alternative carries significant risks to smaller nations’ autonomy and long-term global stability
US-China rivalry in Latin America: a race for influence
The region’s challenge lies in extracting value from both powers while avoiding the pitfalls of excessive dependence on either
Venezuelan crude: The prize beneath the chaos
As Trump pivots from hunting narcoterrorists to promising oil profits, the fate of the broken Latin American nation is being rewritten
