Heather Delaney Reese

Heather Delaney Reese is an independent U.S.-based political commentator known for her sharp, frequent analysis of current events and media narratives. Her work focuses on American politics, democratic institutions, and accountability, often delivered in a direct and strongly opinionated style that blends commentary with advocacy. She publishes her writing on her Substack newsletter, at heatherdelaneyreese.substack.com

September 12, 2026

Diplomacy/Geopolitics

BRICS Challenges the Old Order

Chinese President Xi Jinping has declared that the BRICS cooperation mechanism has become the world’s most influential platform for cooperation among emerging markets and developing countries, positioning the grouping at the centre

Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

BRICS Draws a New Global Line: Full Text of New Delhi Declaration

by Our Correspondent in New Delhi The BRICS New Delhi Declaration is less a routine summit communiqué than a broad statement of intent about how its members believe the international system should function. Across 140 paragraphs, the expanded grouping calls

September 12, 2026

Never Forget Abbottabad — The Other Chapter of 9/11

Geopolitics/World

Twenty‑five years ago, the United States endured one of the darkest days in its history. On September 11, 2001, al‑Qaeda terrorists led by Osama

Top Chinese Economist Calls for a Bigger Chinese Footprint in Sri Lanka

Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

by Our Correspondent in Colombo A prominent Chinese economist has called for a substantially expanded economic and commercial relationship between China and Sri Lanka,

Trump can’t handle the truth

April 13, 2026

Columns/Geopolitics

At 4:52 yesterday afternoon, the President of the United States stopped in front of the waiting press pool for less than four minutes to take questions from reporters already lined up to

A Denial That Raises More Than It Buries

April 11, 2026

Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

At 2:31, she walked through the tall doorway, past the two standing American flags, and stood at the podium inside the Grand Foyer of the White House. She was there to deliver