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Theo A. Mullis

Theo is a journalist covering geopolitics and the health of democracy around the world. Prior to becoming a journalist he was a police officer in London's Metropolitan Police Service, focusing on human trafficking intelligence

9 articles

Sansad Bhavan, the Parliament of India in New Delhi, shown in a wide exterior view.

Opinion

India in the New Cold War

Whose side are they on?

Theo A. Mullis · 12d ago

Aerial view of Herat city in western Afghanistan, the region covered by the Kushk-Tirpul exploration contract

WorldParrhesia ExclusiveFeature

Afghanistan's Saudi Energy Deal: Is the West Returning Before It Admits It?

A $200 million exploration contract in western Afghanistan may matter less for the gas than for what it signals about engagement without recognition

Adil Raja and others · 16d ago

Vladimir Putin speaking at the IV Russian-Chinese Forum on Interregional Cooperation in Harbin

Politics

“They Will Hang Me”

Personal fear, autocratic power and the absence of a constitutional exit can turn political failure into a cycle of repression and escalation.

Theo A. Mullis · 23d ago

JS Kaga, hull number 184, returns to Kure Naval Base with wooded hills behind it.

WorldParrhesia ExclusiveFeature

Japan and the New Cold War

Japan’s 2026 defence white paper signals a strategic shift as Tokyo responds to an increasingly contested Indo-Pacific.

Theo A. Mullis · 39d ago

NASA FIRMS satellite map marks a detected fire at the Omsk oil refinery within a large industrial area.

WorldParrhesia ExclusiveFeature

How is a war won when neither side can move?

The war has become one of static lines and deep strikes into enemy territory, here, Ukraine now has the advantage.

Theo A. Mullis · 51d ago

PoliticsParrhesia Exclusive

Avoiding the Delian Trap

Europe must rearm, reform and rebuild the Atlantic alliance before history repeats itself.

Theo A. Mullis · 63d ago

NATO leaders standing together for the official group photograph at the 2026 NATO Summit in Ankara.

PoliticsFeature

The Ankara Contradiction

NATO’s latest summit unveiled ambitious plans to expand defence production. The unanswered question is who will ultimately benefit from them.

Theo A. Mullis · 75d ago

OpinionParrhesia ExclusiveFeature

The New Arsenal of Democracy: How Europe’s Rearmament Could Challenge Washington

After Mark Carney’s warning that middle powers can no longer rely on old security assumptions, Europe is rearming at historic speed — and increasingly keeping that defence spending inside Europe.

Theo A. Mullis · 80d ago

OpinionParrhesia Exclusive

How Ukraine Turned the Tide

Against a larger Russian army, Ukraine has turned drones, autonomy and battlefield innovation into a new kind of strategic depth — one that is reshaping the war and challenging old assumptions about power.

Theo A. Mullis · 94d ago