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Iran shows Trump just how hard making peace will be
The first attempts by JD Vance’s vice president to negotiate in Switzerland to turn the understanding memorandum agreed with Tehran into a permanent war-ending agreement are already facing serious difficulties.…
Trump says the Strait of Hormuz is “wide open” - but can ships’ safety be guaranteed?
The agreement between the United States and Iran has ended the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important maritime routes. American President Donald Trump enthusiastically…
CNN: Trump’s deal with Iran could prove a failure, but the president gets what he wants
American President Donald Trump seems to have found, finally, a way out of the conflict with Iran, after months of military escalation and threats. But the price could be high…
A isolated and disoriented president or a magician with a plan? Nicușor Dan, an enigma for his voters
In the heated public debate in Romania, there are two schools of thought, one arguing that Nicușor Dan, assisted by an institutional group, is developing a complicated gambit to deparasitize…
Nicușor Dan, a significant step towards suspension
It took Nicușor Dan one year to reach the same point as Iohannis did in the fall of 2021, when he manipulated the formation of USL 2. At least the…
Trump celebrates America's surrender
The peace agreement announced by the US is actually a victory for Iran. President Trump has announced that the United States and Iran have reached an agreement to end the…
Trump's pending Iran deal is bitter pill for Netanyahu
Thursday evening, President Donald Trump called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with news he did not want to hear: he was about to sign an agreement with Iran in a…
Why Nicușor Dan is the big loser of the political crisis and, in a way, undeservedly so?
At no point, since the formation of the coalition, has the head of state made any public statement that undermined the alliance between PSD, PNL, USR, and UDMR, formed to…
Eugen Tomac enters Parliament without votes. How do we get to early elections and who stands to lose the most
Although the situation is still uncertain, after PNL’s official decision yesterday, June 11, not to vote for the investiture of the Tomac Government, the possibility of Romania heading towards early…
The PSD-Technocratic government led by Eugen Tomac has failed. Nicușor Dan should go to Grindeanu
At the end of the second day of negotiations with the parties, Eugen Tomac, the prime minister designated by the head of state to form the government, has less political…
How North Korea became the most surprising economic success story in the world
North Korea closed its borders during the Covid-19 pandemic. Since then, they have only reopened for a few foreigners, including Russian and Western travelers and diplomats. These visitors describe a…
The Russian ghost fleet: 6 oil tankers under European Union sanctions and one under US sanctions have docked at the port of Constanța, according to monitoring by the Ukrainian government - Exclusive
On the morning of December 10, 2025, just six months ago, in the Black Sea, a Ukrainian military operation is underway against Russia’s phantom oil tanker fleet. A Sea Baby…
Exclusive Why did the Ukrainian drone explode in the port of Constanța? How a military operation against a Russian oil tanker departing from a Romanian port ended badly
Friday morning, at 10.30, an explosion shook Port Constanța. A Ukrainian drone Sea Baby, more of a spy drone, being full of radars and monitoring systems, self-destructed. Minutes before, Romanian…
'Just a show for Putin' - Inside the 2026 St. Petersburg Economic Forum
While Russia is holding its annual international economic forum in St. Petersburg, Ukraine has launched dozens of drones over the city, targeting a major oil terminal and military objectives. Participants…
Why Lebanon is a Threat to US-Iran Peace Talks
Monday was a day that showed why the longstanding problems in the Middle East are so deceptive for American presidents. Donald Trump learned another important lesson. The fragile diplomatic effort…
Trump calls Netanyahu "crazy" and urges him to call off attack on Beirut: "You'd be in jail if it weren't for me"
American President Donald Trump had a highly tense phone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday amid Israel’s escalating military operations in Lebanon. Following the discussion, Israel backed…
What does the silence of Donald Trump, our strategic partner, mean?
Over 48 hours have passed since a Russian drone struck a residential building in Galați, a city in Romania with almost 300,000 inhabitants, and neither the US president nor any…
What Did Nicușor Dan Gain From His Flattery
There are moments in international relations when silence speaks louder than a thousand statements. For Romania, the crash of a Russian drone into a residential building in Galați is one…
People will die if we keep shooting at flies with a slingshot for much longer
Eleven days ago, in an interview conducted with Iulian Fota, an expert in national security and former Secretary of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he told me that…