The main lesson of January 2026, therefore, is that the world’s most powerful country has become its most unpredictable

I hope that the Russians will have enough sense not to attempt attacks on nuclear power plants

China surprised as “sit on the sidelines” tactic yields strong results in current era

It becomes increasingly difficult for Trump not to strike Iran

All dictatorships like to talk about a “special path” and their uniqueness

Russian strategic reserve plans and actual command capabilities diverged significantly

Through acts of coercion forcing public lies, Russia is consciously turning Central Asia into a ‘Middle’ region

In Russia, the U.S. operation in Venezuela creates three groups of problems

Has China abandoned Venezuela? Formally – yes

January will provide the answer to which “path” the Russian command decides to take