World Briefing Plus: The World This Week- Power, Energy, and the Alliances Under Strain

Ukraine strikes deep into Russia's economic heartland - and America's Indo-Pacific alliances face a quiet crisis of trust

This week, Ukraine’s drone campaign against Russian energy infrastructure entered a new and more dangerous phase. The strikes hitting Novorossiysk this weekend weren’t random - they were calculated, systematic, and aimed squarely at the economic arteries feeding Moscow and St. Petersburg. We break down why one largely overlooked oil depot may matter more than the terminal that’s been making headlines, and what it tells us about Kyiv’s strategy before winter.

We also look ahead to a pivotal week in the Indo-Pacific, as the Quad foreign ministers gather in New Delhi and US Secretary of State Rubio makes his first visit to India - with trust between Washington and its allies quietly fraying in the background.

The full analysis - including the key question of whether economic pain can actually change Putin’s calculus - is available to World Briefing Plus subscribers.