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The Atlantic Straitjacket: How the US Containment of Eurasia Broke Europe

The Atlantic Straitjacket: How the US Containment of Eurasia Broke Europe

Abstract: This paper contends that Trump’s second presidency has broken Europe’s "Stockholm Syndrome," exposing a reality of covert subjugation rather than partnership. We trace how US grand strategy—culminating in the destruction of Nord Stream—systematically severed Europe’s Eurasian integration to enforce vassalage. By analyzing

Forces of Western Europe: A Qualitative Analysis

Forces of Western Europe: A Qualitative Analysis

Introduction: The Strategic Imperative of the Fractured Era The security architecture of Western Europe has entered a period of profound structural destabilization, characterized not merely by the re-emergence of high-intensity conflict on its periphery but by the internal decomposition of the post-Cold War security guarantee. This Net Assessment, commissioned to

Iran: The Empire's Final Trap

Iran: The Empire's Final Trap

This article argues that while China is the primary challenger to U.S. hegemony, a conflict with Iran—sparked by Israeli escalation or miscalculation—could fatally weaken the American-led world order. Drawing on the Thucydides Trap and Mearsheimer’s theory of power, it demonstrates how U.S. demographic decline, deindustrialization,

SITREP First half of 2023

SITREP First half of 2023

A lot has happened over the first six months of 2023. We have seen banking failures, the subsequent take over of regional banks by JP Morgan and Jamie Dimon assuring his investors of the soundness of the financial system. We have also seen the yield curve invert like never before,