Syria 2.0 in Mali? Russia’s feared “Syrian model” is failing fast. Bamako blockaded, mercenaries ambushed, rebels advancing. The myth of Moscow’s ruthless counterinsurgency prowess is melting under Sahel realities.
ECOWAS’ survival hinges less on crisis control than on building regional value chains. Nigeria’s shea nut export ban exposes risks—but also a chance to turn fragmentation into integration, jobs, and renewed regional relevance.
The UAE is redefining global security through innovation and cooperation—combining AI-driven policing, international training, and multilateral alliances to build a safer, tech-enabled world.
As U.S.-Iran nuclear talks resume, deeper tremors stir within: South Azerbaijani Turks, long suppressed, could reshape Iran’s future. Internal borders may shift—quietly, dangerously, and with global consequences.
As China’s influence in the Middle East grows, Gulf nations are strategically hedging their bets. The U.S. must reassert its dominance, balancing security needs with clear boundaries on ties to Beijing.
The Sunni-Shiite divide isn’t just religious—it’s deeply geopolitical. Alliances cut across sectarian lines, shaped by strategic interests, not faith. Religion is a tool, not the driver of power struggles in the Middle East.
Iran's selective Nowruz policies in West Azerbaijan expose its ethnic power play—empowering Kurdish groups while suppressing Azerbaijani Turks—to counter Turkey and manipulate regional tensions.
Is Turkey building an Islamic-leftist bloc to counter Western influence? A look at Ankara’s neo-Ottoman ambitions, Kurdish geopolitics, and shifting alliances in the Middle East.
The revival of the Iranian nuclear deal serves the strategic interests of both Iran and the United States. Iran seeks relief from crippling economic...
As Indonesia and Iran celebrate 75 years of diplomatic relations, recent developments over the past two months highlight a deepening partnership across multiple sectors,...
Two British citizens, Craig and Lindsay Foreman, have been detained by Iranian authorities, which accuses them of being spies. Unless released, the couple could...
The map isn’t the war. Ukraine is fighting systems—power grids, drones, attrition. Russia leads this phase by compounding pressure, not breakthroughs. Outcome still contested, but arithmetic, not headlines, is deciding January 2026.
Bangladesh may be seeing a rare shift: from who rules to how to govern. Jamaat-e-Islami’s Policy Summit 2026 outlines a knowledge economy, digital anti-corruption tools, and welfare reforms—but can vision survive execution?
In icy Greenland, great-power politics thaw old colonial instincts. As Washington talks force, Nuuk answers identity: not American, not Danish—Greenlandic. The Arctic’s “trillion-dollar ocean” risks reviving the law of the jungle.
Maduro’s capture signals a grim shift: power over law. From Venezuela to Gaza and Ukraine, force is normalised, sovereignty erodes, and multilateral institutions hollow out—ushering a dangerous might-makes-right world order.
Sanctions revived Russia’s Far East as a pivot to Asia, but China ties remain extractive. Without diversification—energy, digital, tourism—the region risks staying a resource periphery, not a Northeast Asian gateway.
