Sonatrach Loses Top Spot as Spain’s Gas Supplier to U.S. Amid Changing Energy Landscape
In early 2025, a significant shift occurred in Spain’s gas supply sources. Sonatrach, the Algerian state-owned energy giant, was overtaken by the United States as the top supplier of natural gas to Spain. According to recent data from Enagas, Spain’s…
Trump’s Africa Policy Pullback Leaves Room for Growing Chinese Influence
Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed approach to foreign policy is once again reshaping the balance of power in Africa. His recent actions—including cuts to USAID funding and public criticism of South Africa—are undermining U.S. influence across the continent, creating…
African Union Voices Concern Over U.S. Tariffs, Calls for Economic Bridges
The African Union (AU) has expressed serious concern over the new tariffs imposed by the United States under President Donald Trump, which it claims “threaten decades of trade and cooperation” between the U.S. and African nations. The tariffs, which range…
2030 FIFA World Cup: Potential Expansion to 64 Teams and the Impact on Hosts Morocco, Spain, and Portugal
The 2030 FIFA World Cup, set to be co-hosted by Morocco, Spain, and Portugal, will be a historic event as it marks the centenary of the tournament. With the tournament rapidly approaching, there are discussions about expanding the competition to…
Trump’s Potential Tariffs on Copper Could Undermine Africa’s Thriving Copper Industry
Donald Trump’s push to investigate the U.S. reliance on foreign copper could signal a major shift in global copper trade—with Africa’s copper industry standing directly in the crosshairs. As global demand for copper surges, especially due to the rise of…
The Philosopher of the Algorithm Lords: Curtis Yarvin and the Tech-Elite’s Pet Reactionary
It started, as these things often do, on a forum. I was reading a thread about why democracy was failing: some long, snarky manifesto that blended tech optimism with weird medieval nostalgia. Someone was waxing poetic about Singapore as a…
How China’s Role in U.S. Debt Could Shape Global Economic Stability
In the halls of Washington and the trading floors of global markets, few issues have garnered more attention in recent years than the escalating tensions between the U.S. and China. What began as a trade war under President Donald Trump’s…
The Godfather of Hypercapitalist Rebellion: Rothbard, the Market, and the Illusion of Liberation
I first encountered Murray Rothbard the way you stumble across a bad idea dressed up as brilliance: through an overconfident college libertarian insisting that taxation was theft and democracy a scam. We were in a political theory seminar. The guy,…
TotalEnergies Exits Mali Amid Economic Uncertainty in the Sahel Region
TotalEnergies, a major oil distributor in Africa, operates 4,700 service stations across 35 countries. However, the company’s presence in the Sahel region is rapidly shrinking, as evidenced by its recent exit from Mali. In January 2025, TotalEnergies sold its 80…
How Beijing Became Algeria’s Most Important Economic Partner
In the port city of Oran, just a short walk from the Mediterranean, new apartment towers rise beside freshly paved roads. Their uniform design and the Mandarin signs on nearby shipping containers tell a story few Algerians need to be…