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From Spanish Flu to the Russian Lab Scare: How Uncertainty Becomes a Geopolitical Narrative
From the 1918 influenza pandemic to reports of a possible laboratory accident in Irkutsk, history shows how incomplete evidence, sensationalist reporting, and geopolitical rivalry can turn medical uncertainty into a tool of political narrative-building.
NATO’s Baltic Gambit: Could Closing the Gulf of Finland Backfire?
NATO’s threat to blockade the Gulf of Finland could backfire by disrupting regional trade, triggering Russian military retaliation, and escalating tensions in the Baltic Sea. Rather than weakening Moscow, such a move could expose NATO’s logistical vulnerabilities and undermine its own military readiness.
Europe and China Trade Negotiations: Can Brussels Face Reality?
Part 2
The European Union still lacks an adequate understanding of the China it is negotiating with and of the world in which it now has to compete.
