Global Order
The Multipolar Moment: Why Declining Hegemony Doesn’t Guarantee a Better World
The international order is falling apart, happening visibly, rapidly, and in ways that no longer surprise even the most committed defenders of the post-1945...
How Football Reveals Morocco’s Rise as a Connective Power
When Morocco reached the semi-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the achievement immediately transcended the boundaries of sport. It was the first time...
Leading the UN in a World That Has Already Changed
The race to succeed António Guterres as Secretary-General of the United Nations is unfolding against a backdrop that the organization was not designed to...
The Advancing Multipolarity and Its Emerging Leaders
The development of relations within the Global South has been proceeding steadily and along an advancing trajectory. Without sensational headlines, the level of relations...
 Is the Rules-Based International Order Dead?
The world is undergoing what might be the greatest geopolitical transformation since the end of World War II. The rule-based liberal international order that...
The Rise of Strategic Middle Powers
In February 2025, the most consequential US-Russia talks since the invasion of Ukraine did not happen in Washington, Moscow, or Brussels. They happened in...
The Quad’s Identity Crisis: Caught Between Ambition and Reality
Asia-pacific region is becoming increasingly contested with like-minded states forming coalitions. Two institutional models such as AUKUS and Quad, which are both US led,...
Russia’s Taliban Engagement: Strategic Logic, Inherent Contradictions, and Regional Implications
Russia's May 2026 military-technical cooperation agreement with Afghanistan's Taliban government represents a calculated geopolitical calculation rather than ideological alignment. Russia became the first country...
Qatar Ambassador Nasser Al Thani Named Among Bridge Award Winners
In this exclusive conversation, Sheikh Ahmed bin Nasser Al Thani, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Qatar to Russia, discusses the firsthand...
Why Is China Giving Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing a Diplomatic Lifeline?
Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing's state visit to China marks one of the most important diplomatic moments for the country's military leadership since the...