Middle East and Africa
How the Anti-West Axis Leverages Western Guilt
The United States’ wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have widely cast the image of America as the great imperialist evil of the modern era....
Iran’s Ascendant Arsenal and King David’s Nuclear Slingshot
In the unfolding tapestry of Middle Eastern geopolitics, the recent escalation between Iran and Israel represents not just a bilateral confrontation but a seismic...
Ensuring Israeli Security and Palestinian Liberation to Avert World War
The post-October 7 Israel-Hamas war highlights perhaps the sheerest contemporary example of what thinkers like Edward Said and Samuel P. Huntington would have considered...
Azerbaijan-Israel Ties Strengthen with New Ambassador, Impacts on Iran and Armenia
Azerbaijan's recent appointment of Mukhtar Mammadov as the country's first ambassador to Israel has received much praise and speculation. Many see this move as...
India-Egypt Relations: Prospects Galore
India invited Egypt as the chief guest for its Republic Day celebrations on Jan. 26, 2023. It took seven decades of bilateral ties to...
Hezbollah Has Become Lebanon’s Protector in Name Only
Hezbollah is the world’s most powerful non-state militia operating today. Gaining prominence in the Lebanese Civil War and Israeli occupation of Southern Lebanon, the...
US-China Rivalry and the Changing Geopolitics of the Middle East
One of the key reasons for ties between Saudi Arabia and the US witnessing a downward slope, in the initial months, after Joe Biden...
Iran-China Bilateral Relations: Opportunities and Irritants
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s three day China visit – from Feb. 14-16, 2023 -- was important for more than one reason. It was Raisi’s...
The Growing Shadow War between the US, Israel, and Iran
Operating separately from the Islamic Republic Army, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, known as the IRGC have acted aggressively to expand Iran’s influence throughout...
Growing Iran-Russia Military Cooperation Amidst Russia-Ukraine Crisis
The Russia-Ukraine war has turned into a protracted conflict having started a year back and with no end in sight. Amidst this long-stretched conflict,...
The War in Ethiopia Ended but the Massacres Have not
In November of 2022, the brutal War in Ethiopia ended in a transitional peace process between the federal-led government and TPLF militias. This was...
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Europe
Strategic Ambiguity of Macron’s Call for Troops in Ukraine: What Is Behind?
Macron’s call for the NATO troops in Ukraine shook...
Middle East and Africa
How the Anti-West Axis Leverages Western Guilt
The United States’ wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have...
Defense
Iran’s Ascendant Arsenal and King David’s Nuclear Slingshot
In the unfolding tapestry of Middle Eastern geopolitics, the...
Geopolitics
Philippines-US Relations and the China Factor
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s visit to US, April...
South Asia
Empowering Women: Fostering Collective Action in Nepalese Cooperatives
Collective action has been a fundamental aspect of human...