Middle East and Africa

Red Sea Crisis and the Houthi Agreement With Beijing and Moscow

The Houthis, a rebel group supported by Iran – have assured China and Russia that they will not carry out any attacks on their...

Red Sea Geopolitics: Mixed Messages From Eritrea

The Red Sea has emerged as one of the world’s geopolitical ‘hot spots’. As a result of the conflict in Gaza, the international shipping...

Don’t Forget About Syria: The Time is Ripe for a New Approach

Other pressing conflicts are losing critical and necessary attention as the world’s scrutiny is hyper-focused on the war in Gaza. This is particularly evident concerning Syria and its...

UAE’s Soft Power and Its Potential as a Cricketing Hub

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has managed to emerge as an important economic hub in recent years due to its visionary and determined leadership...

Disappear, Now Reappear: The Effects of a Renewed US Military Presence in Somalia

The announcement in May 2022 by the Biden administration on the revival of a US footprint in Somalia resulted in five hundred American forces...

Iran: The Huseyniyyun Brigade and Iran’s Latest Campaign Against Azerbaijan

Iran’s media outlets, clerics, and students from the theological and ideological center of Qom have recently staged protests outside the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran...

Sudanese Revolution Is Not Over: People Will Fight Until the Military Regime Falls

Flags with portraits of martyrs proudly held high in the sky, men and women fearlessly chanting their demands surrounded by clouds of tear gas,...

Biden Administration’s Reset of Ties With Saudi Arabia: Realism Trumps Morality

Differences between Iran and the other signatories to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action JCPOA 2015/Iran nuclear deal have once again come to the...

The Complexities of the Iran-China-Russia Triangle

Most strategic commentators view Iran as an integral component of the Russia-China grouping. As a result of the US withdrawal from the Iran Nuclear...

The Diplomacy-Deterrence Complex in the US Defense Policy in the Middle East

The Middle East has featured prominently in the US defense policy in multiple trajectories of international relations – both Cold War and post-Cold War....

Changing Geopolitical Landscape of the Middle East and Its Implications

Ties between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan had soured after former Pakistan PM Imran Khan hinted at the formation of a parallel bloc to the...

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Russia, the West, and Churning Arctic Geopolitics

Amidst Vladimir Putin’s prolonged presidency in Russia, the conflict...

When Will Peace Talks Become an Option in the Russia-Ukraine War?

Amidst the cacophony of political discourse in the corridors...

France’s Strategic Military Evolution: Balancing Autonomy and Preparedness

France's strategic culture has long been shaped by a...

Is India’s Citizenship Amendment Act an Incitement to Anti-Indian Sentiment in South Asia?

The Indian Parliament, amending the Citizenship Act of 1955,...

Red Sea Crisis and the Houthi Agreement With Beijing and Moscow

The Houthis, a rebel group supported by Iran –...