Fear and Loathing in Rakhine: The Challenge of “Greater Bangladesh” as Key to India-Myanmar Engagement
Recent statements by Bangladeshi leaders about the need for a humanitarian corridor to resolve the Rohingya Muslim crisis in Rakhine have created a lot...
Waves of Change: The Philippines, Domestic Politics, and the China Challenge
In May 2025, at the oath-taking ceremony of newly promoted Philippine Coast Guard Officers (PCG), Philippine President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Romualdez Marcos Jr. reaffirmed his...
The potential fallout of U.S. strikes on Iran
After days of mixed signaling, in a dramatic escalation, the U.S. military has hit three key nuclear facilities of Iran at Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan...
Striking Complexity: The 2025 Israel-Iran War, Nuclear Deterrence, and the Reconfiguration of Regional Order
For over two decades, Israel and Iran have been locked in a shadow conflict over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear ambitions and regional influence. From...
China’s Gulf Strategy Tested by the Israel-Iran Conflict
Since becoming a net oil importer in 1993, China has deepened its ties with the Gulf, transforming the region from a peripheral energy supplier...
Five Strategic Miscalculations That Lured Israel into War with Iran
Israel's surprise attack on Friday, June 13, dealt heavy blows to Iran, including the assassination of several top military commanders and nuclear scientists, and...
Putin’s Dilemma: Where Russia Stands in the Iran-Israel Conflict ft. Prof. Matthew Crosston
The escalating tensions between Iran and Israel have thrust Russia into a complex geopolitical ballet, requiring a delicate balancing act that reflects its historical...
More Than Meets the Eye: The Past, Present, and Future of Spanish-Israel Relations
Relations between Spain and Israel seemed to have hit rock bottom. In May 2024, Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Díaz ended a speech with...
Starved of Aid: How Trump-Era Cuts Are Driving Tigray’s Displaced into Desperation
In the windswept IDP camps of Tigray, hollowed eyes stare across makeshift shelters. Once vibrant communities, now reduced to fragments of survival, are being...
Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill: Reform or Regression?
The bonhomie between the richest man in the world and the most powerful man in the world, i.e., Elon Musk and Donald Trump, collapsed...