Russia’s 2026 exit polls put the Communist Party second in a tightly controlled election. What the result and falling approval polls can—and cannot—show.

Correction and withdrawal: An earlier version of this article stated that Alexander Dugin had claimed the Azov Battalion, NATO, and the CIA were behind the 2025 Los Angeles protests. We could not locate the original post or a reliable source confirming that attribution. We have withdrawn the claim and the commentary built on it. We apologize for publishing a specific allegation without verifiable evidence. This correction does not establish that Dugin never made such a statem

Let’s talk facts. In 2021, China became the first country to land a rover on the far side of the moon. They’ve sent up a full modular space station.

China’s Belt and Road has funded major infrastructure, but loan terms, debt risks, local accountability and project benefits vary. This essay weighs the evidence beyond simple 'debt trap' claims.

China’s space program has achieved major milestones and aims for a crewed lunar landing by 2030. This article assesses the science, strategic role and limits of its cooperation claims.

A critical look at the dollar-centered financial order, the institutions built at Bretton Woods, and the limits of claims that sanctions or BRICS will soon end dollar dominance.

China’s transformation raises a question Western collapse predictions rarely answer: what role did planning and Communist Party leadership play?

Zhou Enlai helped shape revolutionary China from underground organizing to Bandung, Geneva and the opening to Washington. His legacy is diplomatic—and politically complicated.

Deng’s reforms introduced markets without surrendering Party control. This essay examines reform and opening up as a strategy within Chinese socialism.