The transatlantic alliance is experiencing its most profound crisis of credibility since its founding in 1949—not because of Russian aggression or Chinese ascendancy, but because of a two-hour window on a Sunday morning that laid bare the hollowness of “collective defense” when the shooting starts. At 9:00 AM on April 12, 2026, President Donald Trump … Continue reading Hormuz humiliation: When ‘America First’ becomes ‘America Isolated’