Healing Amid Chaos: Listening to Reason at the Eleventh Hour
“When you have listened to Reason, it is wise to agree that all things are one.” -Heraclitus, Fragments
In world politics, nothing is disconnected. Though...
America is Running Out of Margin in Iran
The consequences of the war with Iran are now showing up far beyond the Middle East. U.S. Patriot missile stocks in Europe are reportedly...
Peter Obi and the Obidient Movement: Nigeria’s Future
As the Federal Republic of Nigeria (FRN) prepares for the next 2027 presidential elections, the Obidient Movement is increasingly gaining weight in Nigerian politics,...
India-China After Xi’s Visit: The Call for Asymmetric Withdrawal
Xi Jinping’s September 2026 visit to New Delhi, on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit, brought India-China relations into a phase of cautious...
How Soft Instruments Can Advance Africa’s Regional Integration
Regional integration is usually built through treaties, protocols and formal institutions. Yet integration does not always begin with a legally binding agreement. It can...
Between Washington and Beijing: Can Central Asia Preserve Its Multi-Vector Technology Policy?
The United States is preparing to tell dozens of partner countries that they may have to choose between American and Chinese approaches to cooperation...
Russian Provocations on NATO Members Are the Pretext Putin Wants to Save His Regime
Over the past several months, Russia has increased hybrid warfare activities such as acts of sabotage and potential terrorist attacks across Europe. Though Moscow...
How Putin Could Use Russia’s Election Result to Strengthen His Grip
Russians are participating in a three-day parliamentary election that is expected to confirm the ruling United Russia party's control in a political system that...
How the Houthis’ Control of Bab el-Mandeb Could Reshape Red Sea Shipping
Yemen's civil war has returned to the centre of a much wider regional conflict. In September, the Iran-aligned Houthis launched a rapid offensive along...
China’s Middle East Security Strategy: Can Beijing Build a Regionally-Led Order?
President Xi Jinping's visit to Cairo was not a protocol visit. It was a doctrine declaration.
At a highly sensitive moment: an open war in...