From Periphery to Frontline: Ethnic Minority Rights in Wartime Russia
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has reshaped not only international borders but also deepened domestic patterns of repression. Under the guise of patriotic unity, the...
The Human Cost of Israel’s Cross-Border Operations
However, over the last 20 months, the size and scope of Israeli military campaigns have gone beyond the frontiers of Gaza and the occupied...
Substance and symbolism in the Dalai Lama’s succession
Days before turning 90, the Dalai Lama—the highest spiritual leader in Tibetan Buddhism and a unifying cultural symbol for the Tibetan diaspora worldwide—made a...
The Exiled Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh Deserve to Return
The recent war between Iran and Israel reminded the world that the Middle East and its peripheries remain perilously unstable. But the United States...
China-Central Asia Summit: A New Chapter of Shared Future and Strategic Convergence
The recent China-Central Asia Summit, attended by President Xi Jinping and the heads of state from the five Central Asian nations—Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,...
Drawing the Line: Historical Lessons to Prevent a U.S.-China Dual Contingency in East Asia
As tensions flare simultaneously in the Taiwan Strait and on the Korean Peninsula, the specter of a dual contingency involving the United States and...
Morocco’s StraitBelt Doctrine and the Rise of a New Rimland Order
From Peripheral Actor to Platform State: How Engineered Sovereignty and Corridor Diplomacy of Morocco Are Rewriting Geopolitical Influence Across Africa and the Atlantic?
Long perceived...
The Ethical Mirage of Tech Diplomacy
In Gaza, a grim scene once emblematic of hope was suddenly stripped of any hope. Palestinian aid workers recently announced plans to use facial...
When Allies Waiver: Armenia and Taiwan’s Imperative for Self-Reliance
In today’s fragmented world—where “might is right” increasingly undermines the rules-based international order—even the strongest alliances can falter. At the Munich Security Conference in...
U.S. Red Lines: How Far Can Egypt Go with Russia and China?
Egypt operates within the framework of its relations with major powers within the framework of its network of interests and carefully builds its foreign...