Russia and North Korea’s “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership” marks more than convenience—it hints at a long-term realignment reshaping Northeast Asia’s power balance. Pragmatism may be giving way to strategy.
Turkey’s “Anchor State” strategy turns ambiguity into balance. In the Black Sea, Ankara sustains NATO’s deterrence and U.S. credibility—not through dominance, but disciplined realism. Balance, not force, now defines power.
Pakistan–Saudi Arabia’s new “mutual defence” pact reshapes Middle East security. Beyond deterrence, it hints at a nuclear umbrella, strategic autonomy from Washington, and new risks of regional proliferation.
Peace in North Africa starts where reform begins — in Tunis. A free, open, and U.S.-backed Tunisia can anchor a Tunis–Rabat corridor of prosperity, breaking Algeria’s grip and making peace truly infectious.
East Asia risks repeating 19th-century Europe’s mistakes. Like Bismarck’s failed Reinsurance Treaty, ad hoc diplomacy won’t secure peace — only durable, institutional U.S.–Japan–South Korea cooperation can.
Trump’s greenlight for CIA operations in Venezuela marks a dangerous escalation. What begins as covert action could soon become open invasion — with echoes of Iraq and Libya.
Azerbaijan is emerging as Eurasia’s logistics powerhouse — linking East and West through the Middle Corridor and the new Zangezur route, turning geography into opportunity and trade into lasting regional connectivity.
The Saudi–Pakistan nuclear pact mirrors NATO’s Article 5 but raises serious legal dilemmas—can “shared deterrence” justify collective violations of the UN Charter’s prohibition on force?
US warships attack boats in Venezuelan waters, escalating a dangerous confrontation. This "narco-war" masks a larger goal: countering China's deep strategic & economic influence in Caracas.
Wrangel Island is a remote Arctic wilderness, home to rare species and fragile ecosystems. Yet it has also become a stage for U.S.-Russia tensions, climate change challenges, and questions of how to protect shared global heritage.
Can Kyrgyzstan turn sustainable growth into strategic leverage? As Eurasia’s power map shifts, Bishkek’s reforms and resource diplomacy may redefine Central Asia’s role in the new Silk power play.
Can India realistically join the CPTPP amid protectionist lobbies, tariff limits, and costly reforms—or will New Delhi stick to flexible regional deals over binding mega trade pacts?
As Europe rearms, the key question looms: ballistic or cruise missiles? Ukraine’s FP-5 shows the logic—cost-effective, precise, and scalable. For Europe, cruise may be the pragmatic path to real deterrence.
Tajikistan’s education system faces a deepening teacher crisis—nearly 4,000 vacancies by mid-2025, low pay, migration, and poor training threaten quality learning. A 30% pay rise helps, but far from enough.
