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The Manifest Archive

By Jerry
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Geopolitics

Geopolitics is rarely decided by events. It is decided by the architecture beneath them: NATO's eastward expansion, Russia and China cast as the designated adversaries, and Iran at the Strait of Hormuz, the chokepoint that prices every crisis. These chapters trace the energy corridors, sanctions regimes and strategic competition that outlast whoever holds office.

Strait of Hormuz: The Chokepoint That Could Break the World Economy
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Strait of Hormuz: The Chokepoint That Could Break the World Economy

What one month, three months, and six months of disruption would mean for oil, food, jobs, financial markets, and ordinary life.

Mar 15, 2026 21 min read
The Iran Escalation Is Bigger Than the Headlines
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The Iran Escalation Is Bigger Than the Headlines

Iran War Escalation: Oil, Diplomacy and the Risk of Wider War

Mar 15, 2026 3 min read
The World's Chokepoints: Hormuz, Suez, and the Geography of Global Power
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The World's Chokepoints: Hormuz, Suez, and the Geography of Global Power

How two narrow passages hold the world economy hostage.

Mar 11, 2026 21 min read
Europe’s Last Strategic Choice: Peace with Russia or Permanent Dependency
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Europe’s Last Strategic Choice: Peace with Russia or Permanent Dependency

The choice Europe kept avoiding.

Mar 10, 2026 8 min read
The History of the Unthinkable Began with the U.S.-Israeli Attack on Iran
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The History of the Unthinkable Began with the U.S.-Israeli Attack on Iran

What was presented as a regional strike became the first visible fracture in a world that had already been living beyond its margin.

Mar 9, 2026 10 min read
March 2026: The Early Stage of WW3
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March 2026: The Early Stage of WW3

Separate wars. One system.

Mar 8, 2026 22 min read
The Growing Condemnation of the US-Israeli Attack on Iran
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The Growing Condemnation of the US-Israeli Attack on Iran

This is no longer only a war, but a global rupture.

Mar 7, 2026 7 min read
Russia Warns of World War: Iran and the Logic of Escalation
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Russia Warns of World War: Iran and the Logic of Escalation

Russia’s warning is not just rhetoric. The war with Iran is already pressuring diplomacy, energy, law, NATO and the nuclear order at once.

Mar 6, 2026 9 min read
Iran, Cyprus, Warships, and the Vanishing Exit
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Iran, Cyprus, Warships, and the Vanishing Exit

Warships do not signal. They commit.

Mar 5, 2026 12 min read
Trump Panics Over Iran, Ceasefire Rejected. Hormuz Stalls, The War Expands
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Trump Panics Over Iran, Ceasefire Rejected. Hormuz Stalls, The War Expands

Hormuz is not a headline. It is the artery. When it stalls, the world pays.

Mar 4, 2026 11 min read
World on the Edge: When “It Can’t Get Wilder” Becomes Routine, Iran Is Attacked
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World on the Edge: When “It Can’t Get Wilder” Becomes Routine, Iran Is Attacked

Ukraine, Iran, energy, world economy, WW3 risk

Mar 3, 2026 7 min read
Israel and the US Attacked Iran. The Invoice Is Ours.
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Israel and the US Attacked Iran. The Invoice Is Ours.

How a strike on Iran turned the Strait of Hormuz into an inflation engine for Europe.

Mar 2, 2026 15 min read