Michael Isikoff

Michael Isikoff is an award-winning investigative journalist and best-selling author who has reported for The Washington Post, Newsweek, NBC News and Yahoo News.

October 4, 2026

Geopolitics/Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s Neutrality Under Washington’s Shadow

Sri Lanka’s foreign policy is developing a troubling contradiction: it speaks of neutrality, humanitarianism and sovereign decision-making, yet its conduct increasingly reflects the risks imposed by American power. The treatment of Iranian

Business

Merz arrives in Kyiv with €1.35 billion aid package and drone deal

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Kyiv on Sunday accompanied by senior executives from German defence companies, as Russian forces intensified attacks on Ukrainian cities and infrastructure. Merz is expected to announce €1 billion in military aid and a further

October 4, 2026

US Aircraft Carrier George H.W. Bush Arrives in Thailand After Six Months in Middle East

United States/World

The US aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush arrived at Thailand’s resort island of Phuket on Sunday with about 4,800 personnel aboard, beginning a five-day

Brazil’s Election Pits Lula Against Bolsonaro’s Son in a Tight Fight Over Democracy and the Right

Brazil/World

Brazil votes on Sunday in a presidential and legislative election that has become the third consecutive electoral confrontation between the democratic left represented by

CIA plans to kidnap or poison the Wkileaks leader?

June 26, 2024

Defence/Diplomacy/World

After nearly two decades on and off the run, Julian Assange has finally been convicted—in a plea deal that is sending him to Australia and freedom. The outcome presents a crushing defeat

Kushner’s Pro-Russia Serbian Deal Sparks Outrage

June 5, 2024

United States/World

After weathering criticism over its reliance on a gusher of Saudi cash, Jared Kushner’s investment fund made its first big splash last month when it announced it had signed a $500 million