The Egypt Turkey alliance just held new joint military exercises. Israel's 2025 defense budget was $48,300 million, Turkey's $30,000 million, and Egypt's only $2,500 million, a striking gap. Washington funds roughly half of Egypt's budget, yet Cairo still explores Russian and Chinese weapons. Two old rivals are now training together.
Armenia election results are in: Pashinyan won 49.8% despite Russian trade bans, ambassador recall, and EAEU suspension threats. Armenians chose the West. But is Armenia becoming the next Ukraine? Europe is making promises it may not keep. And America should think carefully before getting pulled into another globalist confrontation with nuclear Russia.
At SPIEF 2026 in St. Petersburg, Putin warned that any nation can lose access to dollar and euro assets at any moment. Russia and BRICS are building blockchain payment systems to bypass SWIFT. But the BRICS dollar replacement plan faces a major problem: the dollar just hit a 12-year high in global payments.
Russia threatened to suspend Armenia from the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) after 50 European leaders held a globalist summit in Yerevan. Armenia imports 82% of its gas from Russia. 35% of its exports go to Moscow. The Armenia Russia EAEU crisis exposes a dangerous new front in the globalist push against Russian influence.
Canadian PM Mark Carney says the international order will be "rebuilt out of Europe." But West Virginia — America's second poorest state — already outpaces Germany's GDP per capita. Europe can't fund its own military, can't unify its languages, can't unite ethnic groups, and can't agree on a common army. Tweets aren't a world order.
China's new trade rules unveiled in April are alarming U.S. businesses because they could penalize foreign companies attempting to shift sourcing away from China. Beijing is weaponizing legal pressure to block the very "derisking" Washington demands, turning corporate fear into a negotiating tool ahead of a potential Trump-Xi summit.
The Hormuz blockade threatens more than a temporary oil shock. As gas injection stops in aging Gulf wells, water, wax and asphaltenes can permanently damage output. Strikes on South Pars and Ras Laffan deepen fears of lost capacity, higher LNG costs and years of elevated energy prices. Markets may face a long, costly supply reset.
Boko Haram militants kidnapped 416 women and children from Ngoshe, Borno State, Nigeria, demanding $2.7 million ransom or their permanent disappearance into the Mandara Mountains. Amnesty International confirms over 1,100 Nigerians abducted in three months. Western media stays silent on this systematic war against Christians.
China retaliated after losing the Panama Canal terminals legally. Panama's Supreme Court ruled the CK Hutchison concession unconstitutional, handing operations to Maersk and MSC. Beijing responded with port harassment of Panamanian vessels. Secretary Rubio drew a hard line: hemispheric sovereignty is non-negotiable.
Depending on China for 70% of strategic technologies isn't trade — it's surrender. Brussels finally acted with its Industrial Accelerator Act, demanding EU-origin manufacturing for EVs, batteries, and solar in public contracts. Industrial sovereignty has a price, but dependency costs more. What took Europe so long?
The 2026 Miami G20 at Trump National Doral is shaping up as more than a summit—it's a power statement. With Spain quietly sidelined and Russia floated for a return, Trump is redrawing alliances around hard power, energy security and burden-sharing. Europe and Latin America are getting a clear message: anchor or drift.
Taiwan is conducting major military exercises simulating escorted energy shipments through a potential Chinese blockade, drawing critical lessons from the recent Strait of Hormuz crisis. Meanwhile, Beijing's intimidation forced President Lai Ching-te to postpone his Africa trip after overflight permissions were suddenly revoked.
