Counting the Cost of Epic Fury: the US-Iran Impasse

Posted by Editor | Apr 12, 2026 | GEOPOLITICS |

The silence in the Strait of Hormuz is the most expensive quiet in history. With Brent Crude hovering near $120 a barrel, the “success” of Operation Epic Fury is being debated not in military war rooms, but in the power-starved manufacturing hubs of Europe, or the Kigali markets. What began on February 28 as a joint U.S.-Israeli decapitation strike has devolved into a structural crisis that has pit allies against each other and turned the 2026 U.S. Mid-terms into a referendum on global stability.

The DRC will be federal, or will not be

Posted by Editor | Apr 06, 2026 | POLITICS & GOVERNANCE, DEBATES & IDEAS, DÉBATS & IDÉES, DIPLOMATIE, GÉOPOLITIQUE, POLITIQUE & GOUVERNANCE |

For decades, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been a giant trying to walk in shoes three sizes too small. As we move deeper into 2026, the laces are snapping. The “Grand Debate” that has haunted Congolese politics since the days of Lumumba and Kasavubu has returned with force: Should the DRC become a federal state, or is it destined for terminal fragmentation?
The thesis is as bold as it is polarizing, in other words: Is the DRC Too Big to Stay Centralized?

DRC itakuwa shirikisho, au haitakuwa

Posted by Editor | Apr 06, 2026 | DIPLOMASIA, MAJADALA & MAWAZO, SIASA NA UTAWALA, SIASA ZA KIJIOGRAFIA |

Kwa miongo kadhaa, Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo imekuwa jitu linalojaribu kutembea kwa viatu saizi tatu ndogo sana. Tunaposonga mbele zaidi katika 2026, kamba zinavunjika. “Mjadala Mkuu” ambao umekumba siasa za Kongo tangu siku za Lumumba na Kasavubu umerejea kwa nguvu: Je, DRC inapaswa kuwa serikali ya shirikisho, au inakusudiwa kugawanyika kabisa?
Tasnifu hiyo ni ya ujasiri kama inavyogawanyika, kwa maneno mengine: Je, DRC ni kubwa sana kukaa katikati?

La RDC sera fédérale, ou ne sera pas

Posted by Editor | Apr 06, 2026 | POLITIQUE & GOUVERNANCE |

Depuis des décennies, la République démocratique du Congo est un géant qui essaie de marcher avec des chaussures trois tailles trop petites. À mesure que nous avançons dans 2026, les lacets se cassent. Le « Grand Débat » qui hante la politique congolaise depuis l’époque de Lumumba et Kasavubu est revenu avec force : la RDC doit-elle devenir un État fédéral, ou est-elle destinée à une fragmentation terminale ?
La thèse est aussi audacieuse que polarisante, en d’autres termes : la RDC est-elle trop grande pour rester centralisée ?

DRC Plunder: The Washington Mineral deal compromised

Posted by Editor | Mar 18, 2026 | COMMODITIES & MINERALS |

Special Report: The Tshisekedi “Sprint”—How the DRC’s New Elite Outpaced the Kleptocrats of the Past. Under international money-laundering investigation, the Clan has ignited a calculated chaos—integrating genocidaire militias and weaponizing xenophobia as a strategic smoke screen operation.

Pillage de la RDC : l’Accord Minier de Washington compromis

Posted by Editor | Mar 18, 2026 | MATIÈRES PREMIÈRES ET MINÉRAUX |

Rapport spécial : Le « sprint » tshisekedi — comment la nouvelle élite de la RDC a surpassé les kleptocrates du passé. Dans le cadre d’une enquête internationale sur blanchiment d’argent, le Clan a déclenché un chaos calculé — intégrant des milices génocidaires et utilisant la xénophobie comme arme comme opération stratégique de fumée.