Trade Wars, Fragility & Poverty: How East–West Tensions Are Breaking Development in Conflict Zones
In a world more connected than ever, it’s ironic that economic borders are hardening again. The East–West divide, once frozen under the Cold War’s Iron Curtain, has returned—not with tanks, but tariffs; not with missiles, but market sanctions. And while global powerhouses in Washington, Brussels, Beijing, and Moscow strategize over security and economic supremacy, the […]
Axis of Upheaval: How a Rising Anti-Western Bloc Is Shaping the Future of Fragile States
There is a growing chill in the air—not a seasonal one, but geopolitical. Across capitals in Washington, Brussels, Beijing, Moscow, Tehran, and Pyongyang, the old lines of division are being redrawn. The West, led by the U.S. and its allies, is increasingly facing off against a loosely aligned but ideologically defiant group of powers—Russia, China, […]
How Geoeconomic Fragmentation Echoes the Cold War—and What It Means for Our Future
It’s 2025, but it feels like 1947 in disguise. Just as the post-WWII world was split into Eastern and Western blocs under a heavy Iron Curtain, we’re now seeing the reemergence of divided spheres of influence—this time driven by economics rather than ideology. The growing rivalry between the United States and China, the reshaping of […]