Gaza: A Genocide in Plain Sight and the World’s Deafening Silence
The Gaza Strip, once densely populated and impoverished, now stands as a tragic emblem of one of the 21st century’s gravest humanitarian crises. Since...
Unpacking the UK’s E-Visa Promise
The UK Home Office's announcement of e-visas for Pakistani students and short-term workers, effective July 15th, has been heralded as a watershed moment, a...
Unity in Pieces: Can Ethiopia Survive Ethnic Federalism?
The Horn of Africa is undergoing a period of profound political transformation, with Ethiopia—by far the region’s demographic and geographic heavyweight—at the center of...
From Natanz to Catastrophe
In June 2025, extensive Israeli attacks—followed by U.S. strikes—on Iran’s nuclear facilities, including key sites at Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan, once again brought the...
Forecasting Germany’s foreign and defense policy under Chancellor Friedrich Merz
In February 2025, Friedrich Merz became the new Chancellor of Germany after a series of internal political crises that took place in the fourth...
The United States is Pushing Southeast Asia Towards China
The United States' grand strategy of its 'Pivot to Asia' had been stalled since its articulation by the Obama administration in 2011. Donald Trump...
Sovereignty vs. Solidarity: Hungary and the 2015 Refugee Crisis Fallout
Hungary, as part of the EU countries, signed the Geneva Convention in 1951 regarding international refugee law. In addition, as an EU country, they...
Trump at a Crossroads: Has the Anti-War President Become a Warmonger?
The bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities using advanced bombers and massive ordnance marked a turning point in Donald Trump’s presidency, a man who came...
Russia and South Africa: Strategic Friendship or Geopolitical Gamble?
The Valdai Discussion Club, in partnership with the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), will hold the 3rd Russian-African conference titled “Realpolitik in...
Did Trump Really Stop a War?
The assertion that trade diplomacy single-handedly averted a major military conflagration between India and Pakistan in 2025, as recently reiterated, presents a dangerously oversimplified...