When a phraseology says more about its users than the reality it purports to describe.  

President Joe Biden speaks to an unhappy nation tomorrow night as the Chinese spy balloon incident stokes anger toward Beijing.

The Islamic Republic of Iran may be on an accelerated schedule for revolutionary decay, at least if compared to the USSR.

Monday’s coup in Sudan represents an attempt by forces who were never interested reform or democracy to derail the country’s transition and protect their own interests at the expense of the rest of the country. While General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan claims that “the Armed Forces will continue completing the democratic transition,” his actions and those of the military leadership reveal the undeniable reality—they will forcefully resist any attempt to finish the work of the revolution, reform the security services, and establish real lines of accountability between the people and their leaders.

The Kurds have no choice but to always trust the United States—and to suffer the inevitable consequences.