Harold Godwineson gambled for England and lost
His calculated rise brought him the crown, but defeat at the Battle of Hastings opened the way for a conquest that transformed England
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The Prince Andrew scandal won’t sink the monarchy
Britain has survived royal scandals before, but the Crown’s days in Canada are fading
The race to control Greenland’s resources is on
Melting Arctic ice is exposing rare metals and shipping routes that are reshaping global power
Will the Epstein files bring down a British Prime Minister?
Keir Starmer swept to power on a historic mandate. Less than two years later, the Epstein files are testing his judgment and his grip on power
The Grenada invasion could have broken the Reagan-Thatcher relationship. It didn’t
Reagan sidelined Thatcher by invading Grenada without consulting her but the relationship survived anyway
Germany sabotaged its own success
Once Europe’s economic engine, Germany’s ideologically driven energy and immigration decisions set it on a path of decline
Sweden changed course on immigration. Why won’t Canada?
Sweden responded to public disorder with a policy change. Canada responds with political paralysis
Reform UK is soaring and Britain’s Establishment is panicking
A Reform victory could spark a confrontation between voters and elites used to setting the rules
The Greenland invasion scare is a media fabrication
Trump’s rhetoric about invading Greenland is political theatre, not a serious military threat
Geopolitics no longer drives oil prices the way it used to
Oil markets are shrugging off war and sanctions, a sign that oversupply now matters more than disruption
A democracy that can’t take a joke won’t tolerate dissent
Targeting comedians is a sign of political insecurity, and policing jokes shows how easily free speech slips when authority grows uneasy with criticism
U.S. sanctions on Russian oil are more about optics than outcome
The sanctions may score headlines but won’t shift the global oil equation
Trump forces India’s hand on Russian oil imports
New Delhi is edging toward cutting Russian oil imports under U.S. pressure
