The best of Fair Observer’s 2,500 contributors from nearly 90 countries share their ideas, insights and perspectives in our new series, FO° Insights. Martin Plaut is a senior research fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies and King’s College London.
Videos

FO° Talks: “We’re Going To Keep the Oil:” Trump Breaks the Rules as China Watches Closely

FO° Talks: Can Japan and South Korea Shape the Indo-Pacific as US–China Rivalry Intensifies?

FO° Talks: Does the CIA Control American Presidents and Media? John Kiriakou Explains

FO° Talks: From Shrimp Among Whales to Strategic Power: How South Korea Is Shaping Geopolitics

FO° Talks: Is Myanmar’s Junta Using Elections to Consolidate Power?

FO° Talks: Is China’s Economy Really Collapsing or Is the West Misreading the Numbers?

FO° Talks: Why Are US Companies Leaving China and Rushing to India?

FO° Talks: Nigeria — Mass Kidnappings Surge as Poverty, Terror and Corruption Fuel Crisis

FO° Talks: Kazakhstan’s Abraham Accords Move — Critical Minerals, Trump Diplomacy and Geopolitics

FO° Talks: Venezuela on the Brink — Is Trump Planning a Military Strike on Nicolás Maduro?

FO° Talks: Understanding Japan’s Taiwan Stance — Why PM Takaichi’s Comments Triggered China

FO° Talks: Will Zelenskyy Cede Territory? Putin’s New Demands Put Europe on High Alert

FO° Exclusive: $650 Billion a Year? The Numbers Behind the AI Boom Don’t Add Up

FO° Exclusive: Tensions Over Taiwan Push China and Japan Closer to Conflict

FO° Exclusive: Is the Ukraine War Ending on Putin’s Terms? Decoding Trump’s 28-Point Plan

FO° Exclusive: Global Lightning Roundup of November 2025

FO° Talks: Chile’s Political Reset — Mandatory Voting, Economic Crisis and a Right-Wing Wave

FO° Talks: America on Edge — ICE Raids, Campus Killings and the Rise of Political Violence

FO° Talks: The Future of Europe — How War and Migration Are Fueling Right-Wing Politics



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