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France’s Strategic Military Evolution: Balancing Autonomy and Preparedness
France's strategic culture has long been shaped by a deep-seated commitment to self-reliance and autonomy in matters of defense and security. President Emmanuel Macron's...
Paving the Way for a European Security Formula
Increased defense spending by European NATO countries and US leadership in ensuring a common NATO defense strategy in Europe are not new theses in...
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...
Demystify Corruption in China
A Review of China’s Gilded Age: The Paradox of Economic Boom and Vast Corruption by Yuen Yuen Ang
The Chinese authoritarian regime appears so exceptional that it...
Learning From Smallpox Eradication in the COVID-19 Era
Several governments, including that of the US, have signed contracts worth billions of dollars with drug developers in an attempt to ensure that they...
Paranoia on China? The Case for US Leadership in the Indo-Pacific
The 2003 invasion of Iraq spelled nostalgia in the world stage regarding United States when it repudiated the United Nations Security Council to topple Iraqi...
China-Iran Strategic Nexus: Implications for Pakistan
China and Iran are reportedly mulling over striking a strategic-cum-economic deal worth $400 billion. The yet-to-conclude deal is reportedly dropping India out of the...
Iran-China Agreement: Will It impact India’s Regional Connectivity Efforts?
After a period of over four months, transit trade with Afghanistan via the Wagah-Attari land crossing (boundary separating India and Pakistan) has resumed recently....
Germany’s “Change Through Trade” Fallacy With China
Germany’s Economy Minister Peter Altmaier confirmed last week what many pundits suspected: German officials still firmly believe Beijing will make progressive reforms if Europe...
Yemen Crisis: A Vortex of Death and Destruction
The political crisis ignited by the conflict which began in 2014 in Yemen, the poorest country in the Middle East, has dealt a big...
What Does It Mean If Europe Is No Longer “Naïve” About China?
Naïve is becoming something of a buzzword for European leaders to describe why it is only now that they can see there might be...
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Russia, the West, and Churning Arctic Geopolitics
Amidst Vladimir Putin’s prolonged presidency in Russia, the conflict...
Europe
When Will Peace Talks Become an Option in the Russia-Ukraine War?
Amidst the cacophony of political discourse in the corridors...
Defense
France’s Strategic Military Evolution: Balancing Autonomy and Preparedness
France's strategic culture has long been shaped by a...
South Asia
Is India’s Citizenship Amendment Act an Incitement to Anti-Indian Sentiment in South Asia?
The Indian Parliament, amending the Citizenship Act of 1955,...
Foreign Policy
Red Sea Crisis and the Houthi Agreement With Beijing and Moscow
The Houthis, a rebel group supported by Iran –...