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Ricardo Martins

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Netanyahu's Ethnostate and the Greater Israel: A Biblical Mythology or a Geopolitical Project?

Netanyahu's Ethnostate and the Greater Israel: A Biblical Mythology or a Geopolitical Project?

Netanyahu’s Ethnostate and the Greater Israel: A Biblical Mythology or a Geopolitical Project? Netanyahu and Trump are conditioning the end of the...

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Israel’s Secret Bases in Iraq: A New Phase of Shadow Warfare in the Middle East

Israel’s Secret Bases in Iraq: A New Phase of Shadow Warfare in the Middle East

Israel’s Secret Bases in Iraq: A New Phase of Shadow Warfare in the Middle East The revelation that Israel established secret military bases inside...

31.05.2026 60

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Ricardo Martins

Putin in Beijing: Russia and China Deepen Their Strategic Axis

Putin in Beijing: Russia and China Deepen Their Strategic Axis As Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing, Xi Jinping sent a carefully calibrated message to...

25.05.2026 80

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Ricardo Martins

Trump in Beijing: Xi Jinping’s Lesson on Power, Taiwan, and the New Balance of Power

Trump in Beijing: Xi Jinping’s Lesson on Power, Taiwan, and the New Balance of Power Behind the ceremonial diplomacy and promises of trade deals,...

21.05.2026 70

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Ricardo Martins

The EU Grotesque Farce of Sanctioning Individual Israeli Settlers in the West Bank

The EU Grotesque Farce of Sanctioning Individual Israeli Settlers in the West Bank The EU’s diplomacy has felt the weight of having basically the...

17.05.2026 80

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Ricardo Martins

Lula, Trump, and the Geopolitics of Rare Earths: Brazil’s Position Between Washington and Beijing

Lula, Trump, and the Geopolitics of Rare Earths: Brazil’s Position Between Washington and Beijing Beneath the diplomatic protocol of Lula’s recent...

14.05.2026 70

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Ricardo Martins

A Security Pact in the Middle East, Behind America's Back Part 2

A Security Pact in the Middle East, Behind America’s Back Part 2 The four most militarily powerful Muslim-majority nations—Saudi Arabia, Türkiye,...

10.05.2026 90

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Ricardo Martins

A Security Pact in the Middle East, Behind America's Back Part 1

A Security Pact in the Middle East, Behind America’s Back Part 1 Four nations, 1.9 million troops, and one nuclear arsenal are quietly building the...

05.05.2026 70

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Ricardo Martins

Lebanon’s Peace Without Paris: US and Israeli Strategies Reshape Diplomatic Dynamics and Raise Questions of Balance and Legitimacy

Lebanon’s Peace Without Paris: US and Israeli Strategies Reshape Diplomatic Dynamics and Raise Questions of Balance and Legitimacy While...

01.05.2026 80

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Ricardo Martins

Rising Tensions Between Israel and Türkiye: From Strategic Partnership to Manufactured Rivalry

Rising Tensions Between Israel and Türkiye: From Strategic Partnership to Manufactured Rivalry The ongoing conflict in Gaza is reshaping the moral...

26.04.2026 100

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Ricardo Martins

Taiwan Opposition Leader's Visit to Mainland China: Peace Mission with a Political Purpose

Taiwan Opposition Leader’s Visit to Mainland China: Peace Mission with a Political Purpose When Cheng Li-wun traveled to Beijing at the personal...

22.04.2026 90

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Ricardo Martins

Magyar’s Pragmatic Conservatism — Hungary’s Return to Europe, on Its Own Terms

Magyar’s Pragmatic Conservatism — Hungary’s Return to Europe, on Its Own Terms A post‑Orbán reset is coming, but Péter Magyar’s...

16.04.2026 90

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Ricardo Martins

Iran: “US Unable to Win Our Trust” — The Diplomatic Culture Behind the Breakdown

Iran: “US Unable to Win Our Trust” — The Diplomatic Culture Behind the Breakdown The failed negotiations between the United States and Iran...

14.04.2026 100

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By Making Trump Withdraw His Armageddon Threats and Accept a Ceasefire, Iran Secures a Strategic Victory

By Making Trump Withdraw His Armageddon Threats and Accept a Ceasefire, Iran Secures a Strategic Victory Trump threatened “Armageddon” but...

10.04.2026 80

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China in a Post-Hegemonic Era: Testing the Limits of Diplomatic Power

China in a Post-Hegemonic Era: Testing the Limits of Diplomatic Power China’s call for Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon and its proposal for...

07.04.2026 90

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Ricardo Martins

Drifting Diplomacy in Brussels: Kallas Marginalised, von der Leyen in Control?

Drifting Diplomacy in Brussels: Kallas Marginalised, von der Leyen in Control? In Brussels, European foreign policy is drifting between a leadership...

01.04.2026 90

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Ricardo Martins

Lessons from the U.S.–Israel–Iran War: Strategy, Illusion, and the Transformation of War

Lessons from the U.S.–Israel–Iran War: Strategy, Illusion, and the Transformation of War From Donald Trump to Benjamin Netanyahu, the...

29.03.2026 100

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Ricardo Martins

Israeli–US–Iran War: The Trap of Asymmetric Conflict and the Geopolitical Failing of American Power

Israeli–US–Iran War: The Trap of Asymmetric Conflict and the Geopolitical Failing of American Power Trump walked into a trap set years in advance:...

25.03.2026 100

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Ricardo Martins

War in Iran Tests BRICS Unity and India’s “Multi-Alignment”

War in Iran Tests BRICS Unity and India’s “Multi-Alignment” The Israeli-American war against Iran is testing the political coherence of BRICS...

18.03.2026 100

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Ricardo Martins

Europe’s Energy Gamble: How the Iran Crisis Could Reshape the Gas War with Russia

Europe’s Energy Gamble: How the Iran Crisis Could Reshape the Gas War with Russia Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and surging energy prices are...

12.03.2026 100

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Ricardo Martins

Kurds: The New Strategy in the US–Israel War Against Iran

Kurds: The New Strategy in the US–Israel War Against Iran Unable to defeat Iran from the air, the United States and Israel are reviving an old...

10.03.2026 100

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Ricardo Martins

Diplomacy Bombed: How the Israel-US Bombardment on Iran Buried International Law in Pursuing Regional Hegemony

Diplomacy Bombed: How the Israel-US Bombardment on Iran Buried International Law in Pursuing Regional Hegemony Launched in the midst of optimistic...

05.03.2026 150

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Ricardo Martins

Marco Rubio in Munich: Civilisational and Colonial Politics Back on the Agenda, Strategic Courtesies, and Geopolitical Implications

Marco Rubio in Munich: Civilisational and Colonial Politics Back on the Agenda, Strategic Courtesies, and Geopolitical Implications At the Munich...

24.02.2026 150

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Ricardo Martins

A Summit in a Belgian Castle Shows How Europe Is Worried About Its Industrial Future

A Summit in a Belgian Castle Shows How Europe Is Worried About Its Industrial Future What was framed as a technocratic discussion on competitiveness...

19.02.2026 100

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Ricardo Martins

Mark Rutte and NATO at the Edge: Leadership, Flattery, and the Crisis of the Atlantic Alliance

Mark Rutte and NATO at the Edge: Leadership, Flattery, and the Crisis of the Atlantic Alliance Mark Rutte’s tenure as NATO Secretary General exposes...

16.02.2026 150

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Ricardo Martins

Russia’s Strategic Re-Engagement with Brazil: Geopolitical Implications of Prime Minister Mishustin’s 2026 Visit

10.02.2026 100

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Middle Powers Rally to China: Survival, Hedging, and the End of Strategic Illusions

08.02.2026 100

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Ricardo Martins

Davos and Abu Dhabi: How the Ukrainian Endgame Exposed Western Decline

28.01.2026 100

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Ricardo Martins

Europe’s Unexpected Reply to Trump Over Greenland: A Last Crack in the Transatlantic Alliance?

19.01.2026 100

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Ricardo Martins

Europe and the End of the Transatlantic Alliance: From Strategic Denial to Schizophrenic Dependency

13.01.2026 80

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Ricardo Martins

The US Intervention in Venezuela and the Limits of International Law: Power Projection and the End of Strategic Ambiguity in the Americas

05.01.2026 150

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Ricardo Martins

Trump–Zelensky at Mar-a-Lago: Diplomacy in Circles or Peace at Sight?

02.01.2026 100

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Ricardo Martins

The Beginning of the End for Europe’s Old Security Order: Towards a Geoeconomic Architecture Emerging from the Washington–Moscow Dynamic

26.12.2025 60

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Ricardo Martins

Ukraine: Does Europe Work for a Stalled Conflict?

23.12.2025 100

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Ricardo Martins

Hemispheric Authoritarianism: the Monroe Doctrine Recast as the “Trump Corollary”

11.12.2025 100

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Bolsonaro Convicted: Brazil’s Judiciary Defends Democracy Against a Coup Attempt

07.12.2025 150

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Why Are Belgium’s F-35s Grounded? When a €5.6 Billion Jet Meets a Country Too Small to Fly It

01.12.2025 100

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The Shared Destiny of Humanity: Peace as Resistance to a Programmable War

26.11.2025 100

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A Peace Deal Without Europe? The White House Moves Fast on Ukraine as Kyiv Faces Mounting Pressure

21.11.2025 100

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As Geert Wilders’ Far Right Stumbles, Can Rob Jetten’s Progressive Liberals Rebuild the Dutch Centre?

14.11.2025 70

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Kaja Kallas and the Erosion of European Diplomacy: Why the EU Needs a Reset at the Top

10.11.2025 90

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Ricardo Martins

Trump–Xi Summit in Busan: A Tactical Truce in the U.S.–China Trade Rivalry

06.11.2025 70

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Ricardo Martins

What Secrets Does the Nord Stream II Blast Still Hold? Poland’s Opaque Game

02.11.2025 90

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Ricardo Martins

By Confiscating Russian Frozen Assets, Europe Was Playing with Fire

27.10.2025 90

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Ricardo Martins

Nexperia Seizure: How the Netherlands Turned a Chip Safeguard into a Strategic Misstep

24.10.2025 100

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Ricardo Martins

The Budapest Gambit: Trump and Putin Rewrite the Rules of Power — Where Is Europe?

20.10.2025 90

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Ricardo Martins

One Million Pounds and a War Without End: How Boris Johnson’s Intervention in Kyiv Changed the Course of the Conflict and Europe’s Future

17.10.2025 70

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Ricardo Martins

The Escalating European Drone Panic: When Fear Becomes a Political Weapon

13.10.2025 90

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Another French Government Falls: Who is Next, Macron?

08.10.2025 100

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The U.S. Escalation in Venezuela: Beyond Oil and the Old Doctrines

04.10.2025 90

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Ricardo Martins