From Misjudged Intelligence to Endless Wars: A Call to Reassess US Strategy
For more than two decades, the United States has engaged in a series of military operations far from its borders. These interventions have generated...
U.S.-India Relations – More Rhetorical Flourish than Reality
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s embrace of Russian President Putin and warming relations with Chinese President Xi at the recent Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)...
The Failure of Liberal Peacebuilding in the aftermath of the 1991 Military Coup in Haiti
Haiti experienced a military coup when it was their first time under a government freely elected by the people. However, unexpectedly, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the...
The Trump Tariff Doctrine: Incentivising a China Pivot for Asia?
President Trump’s latest round of tariffs has caused significant discomfort for Washington’s Asian allies. In particular, its partners in South Asia and the ASEAN...
Why Trump Should Set Aside Ideology in Favor of Diplomacy: The Case for Reengaging with Tehran
The United States is currently facing one of the most sensitive junctures in its bilateral relationship with Iran over the past four decades. The...
Lessons from a Naval Arms Race: How the U.S.-China could Avoid the Anglo-German Trap
The U.S.-China competition is intensifying in the Indo-Pacific, especially in the maritime domain, and it is increasing the risk of a dangerous miscalculation. Both...
China is holding up its end of the bargain. Will the United States do the same?
China and the United States have once again reached a crossroads in their relationship over bilateral trade issues. On April 2025, the US increased...
Trump torches India ties, China warms up to India
Jeffrey Sachs of Columbia University says that “the US currently doesn’t have a functioning constitutional system.” It is not just a “soft dictatorship” but...
Beyond the Dial Tone: Diplomacy on Ice and Trump-Modi Populist Power Play Unveiled
A world moving from the U.S.-led unipolar world order to complex multipolarity is characterized by deep tensions, which are embodied in the diplomatic rift...
Israel’s Missile Order in the Middle East: A Geopolitical Challenge for the United States
Israel is rewriting the rules of the game in the Middle East, not through diplomacy, peace treaties, or multilateral negotiations, but by deploying advanced...