Indonesia at The Board of Peace: Realistic Choice or Subtle Coercion?
According to John Mearsheimer’s realist theory, great powers will shape, ignore, or even create new institutions when existing ones fail to serve their strategic...
China rejects US militarization of Middle East, responds to Iranian threat on Jordan base
In mid-February 2026, Iranian media outlets and channels published a video documenting details of the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Zarqa, northern Jordan, from...
What Italy’s judicial reform referendum means for the country’s future
Italy will hold a constitutional referendum on March 22–23 regarding a government plan to change the justice system, causing tension between the judiciary and...
UK Warns EU ‘Made in Europe’ Rules Could Strain Supply Chains and Trade Links
The European Union is preparing to introduce a new law next week that would require a minimum share of products backed by public funding...
Trump Convenes Gaza “Board of Peace” Amid Unanswered Questions
Donald Trump is set to preside over the inaugural meeting of his newly formed Board of Peace in Washington, gathering representatives from more than...
European Intelligence Doubts Quick Ukraine Peace Deal Despite U.S. Push
Senior European intelligence officials are sceptical that negotiations will end Russia’s war in Ukraine this year, despite claims by Donald Trump that U.S.-brokered talks...
Can Iran Prove Its Resilience in the Face of US Pressure?
Iran’s regional power position prominently declined after structural devastations to its proxies, Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza, and the subsequent fall of...
Carrier, Chokepoint and Coercion: The Growing Risk of Iran-U.S. Conflict
After the successful US regime-change military action in Venezuela, it appears Washington is aiming for a similar endeavor again—this time in the Middle East...
African Union Consolidates Relations with United Nations
In its declaration after the two-day extensive deliberations, African leaders, under the auspices of the African Union, renewed their collective pledge to strengthen strategic...
Are U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks Diplomacy or a Countdown to War?
The second round of nuclear talks between the United States and Iran concluded in Geneva on Tuesday with what Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi...