North Macedonia has spent the last thirty years being politely asked to re-introduce itself at every diplomatic cocktail party on the planet. The country—formerly “The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” (try fitting that on a lapel pin)—finally settled on the name “North Macedonia” in 2019 after Greece threatened to veto its NATO dreams. Athens insisted…
The Ministry of Defense calls it “Reggie White,” which is either a nod to the late NFL evangelist or proof that someone in Procurement has a bleak sense of humor. Either way, the world now has a 27-ton bundle of American steel, rubber, and wounded optimism parked in a Polish forest, its paint scheme so…
The World’s Smallest Great Power: Montenegro as a Geopolitical Punchline By Our Correspondent, still hung-over from a rakija-soaked night in Kotor The Adriatic has always been Europe’s liquid catwalk: Venice glides by in designer decay, Croatia flaunts newly-acquired EU pins, and then—barely visible unless you squint—Montenegro struts in borrowed shoes two sizes too big. At…
Pete Hegseth, the Fox & Friends Weekend warrior who once accidentally grenaded a colleague’s career (and the colleague), has been nominated by President-elect Trump to run the Pentagon. The news landed like a free round at an O’Club happy hour: American allies choked on their cucumber sandwiches, adversaries opened fresh spreadsheets, and the global commentariat…
