Analysis is where longer arguments are made. Pieces trace a conflict, alliance, sanction regime or economic crisis back through the decisions and interests that produced it, then set out the range of outcomes still available. Sources and assumptions are stated. Written for readers who want causation rather than a summary of yesterday.
The Nile, the Mekong and the Indus carry more than water — they carry the world's most resilient diplomacy, and its most delayed crises.
Valentina Sokolov · January 26, 2026
Germany transferred ownership of hundreds of bronzes, yet most looted objects sit in limbo between museum boards, laws and Nigerian rival claimants.
Valentina Sokolov · January 4, 2026