With the U.K. in chaos over Brexit, voters are learning that democracy will always be second to the expectations and interests of the country's elites.
Despite the build-up surrounding Trump's meeting with Putin in Helsinki, and the expressions of friendliness between the two leaders, we should expect no change of any real substance in the future of U.S.-Russian relations.
Trump's concerns over NATO are not new. They are valid long-term concerns of every single American taxpayer, and Europe continues to ignore it at its own peril.
The recent Lowy institute poll shows what has been quite clear in strategic circles in Asia-Pacific, that the most relevant and pivotal country in the entire region is Australia.
If the SCO can utilize its weight in geopolitics, it will be a phenomenal change in providing stability in Asia, at a time when the Western economies are retracing back to protectionism and isolationism.
As former staunch allies rally against Trump's recent trade posturing, the U.S. or "G6 plus 1" finds itself potentially a victim of its own hubris and isolationism.
As a new antiestablishment Italian government takes shape following elections, the recent swell of populist movements comes closer than ever to the heart of the EU.