Peacemaking or Power Play? The U.S. and China’s Race for Global Influence
There is one notable element of the July 28 ceasefire meeting in Kuala Lumpur between Cambodia and Thailand under the auspices of the ASEAN...
US “Hands-Off” Pivot Signals a Wake-Up Call for Myanmar Opposition
Myanmar military leader Min Aung Hlaing was perhaps the only ruling elite in the world with an elated response to US President Donald Trump’s...
Bangladesh-Pakistan Thaw and a Regional Realignment
Following the Second Liberation Movement in Bangladesh in July 2024, regional dynamics are shifting, with Pakistan-Bangladesh relations ameliorating while those of India and Bangladesh...
A Sisyphean Struggle: SAARC’s Perilous Odyssey Through Regional Discord and Diplomatic Torpor
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), an eco-political organization comprising eight South Asian nations, was established on Dec 8, 1985, for the...
Afghanistan’s Fractured Tapestry: The Ascent of Terror and America’s Strategic Overreach
Afghanistan stands out as the most prominent country in South Asia, surrounded by significant countries of the region and nestled at the crossroads of...
The U.S Strategy: Isolating Iran from Regional Geostrategic Balance
Both the United States and Iran have been strong rivals to each other, given their harsh historical relations. History has recorded beneficial and proper...
Green War: Military’s Unseen Impact on Carbon Neutrality and the Battle for a Greener Future
We are gliding on thin ice, and the cracks are getting louder. The signs are everywhere, raging wildfires, increasing heatwaves, and rising sea levels...
Trump 2.0: Decoding the Semantics of Power and Palestine’s Elusive Horizon
As always, the U.S. presidential election has been a highly anticipated and widely debated event, given its most important strategic and political consequences. This...
Zero-Sum Warfare: Israel’s Accomplishments and Hamas’s Hollow Gains
The war in Gaza has brought a devastating and shattered picture of its civilian infrastructure. Israel, accused of killing 40 to 50 people daily,...
Assad’s Fall: Fault-lines and Russia’s Geopolitical Gambit
On December 8, as opposition forces breached Damascus, Syria’s longest-serving dictator sought political asylum in Russia. This marked a historic global shift from dictatorship...