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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...
Addressing the Complexities and Contradictions in Australia-China Relations
In the past few weeks, tensions between Australia and China have escalated with the Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison as well one of his...
Energy Security of the European Union: Current Challenges and the Road Ahead
Since the inception of modern international relations, natural resources have been of noteworthy significance to the power structure of the international system of states....
Fight Against COVID-19: Mutual Lessons for India and Russia
Have India and Russia emerged as two of the largest countries that have handled the ongoing pandemic in a better way despite sharing land...
Europe Must Gain Strategic Autonomy to Exert Influence on the Global Stage
At a time of fraying transatlantic ties and deepening great-power competition, Europe must aspire to build its strategic autonomy. As Europe takes tentative steps to...
The Genesis of Democratic Paternalism in the Current World Order
The term ‘paternalism’ has the involvement of a certain degree of subordination having several explicit and implicit repercussions. Although subordination and repression are supposed...
Jittery NATO in Afghanistan: A Reluctant and Discordant Coalition Partner, Part 7
In this last analysis among a seven-part study on Afghanistan, Adnan Qaiser, with a distinguished career in the armed forces and international diplomacy, examines...
China Needs Hong Kong, But Only Under the “One Country, Two Systems” Framework
Last month, Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute’s poll results showed the world that Hong Kong’s protestors are unwavering in their fight for independence...
The Coronavirus Doesn’t Terminate Globalization, but Transform it
During the past months, the coronavirus crisis escalated into a global pandemic. It does not only claim lives. With flights stranded, supply chains disrupted,...
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Arctic
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 –...