Will Iran Bend on Transfer in New Nuclear Talks?
The Iranian nuclear negotiations with Europe and the United States from 2000 to 2025 represent one of international relations' most intricate diplomatic dossiers. These...
Strategic Intent, Structural Void: Understanding Donald Trump’s Disruptive Foreign Policy Doctrine
Donald Trump is often portrayed as unpredictable, impulsive, or even chaotic. Yet behind the rhetorical bravado lies a discernible pattern — a foreign policy...
How Sudan became a battleground for West Asian proxy war
In the recent weeks there are various reports that mention the recent advances made by Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) against Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces...
The Buddha and the Sword: Myanmar’s Identity After Disaster
The challenges Myanmar society and statehood now face are truly enormous. A horrific 7.7 magnitude earthquake—scientists compare its power to the simultaneous detonation of...
Can Southeast Asia’s Digital Boom Leave No One Behind?
Southeast Asia is experiencing a digital renaissance. From Jakarta and Manila to Ho Chi Minh City and Kuala Lumpur, the region is witnessing a...
Trump’s World: Unbelievable Is Its Opposite and Impossible Is Just a Word
The events in the Middle East are almost impossible to believe. Israel's government under Netanyahu has become a law unto its own, the latest...
The stakes of the new crisis between Algeria and the AES regimes
On the night of March 31 to April 1, 2025, the Algerian Ministry of Defense announced that it had shot down a Turkish Bayraktar...
DeepSeek, Mandarin and Alphabet?
Worried for the future of China, the most influential and popular modern Chinese writer, essayist and thinker Lu Xun (1881-1936) dared his fellow Chinese...
Korea’s Rice Belt vs. China’s BRI: The Africa Play
My analysis of South Korean relations with Egypt and a comparison with China, my academic and research specialty, comes as Egypt and South Korea...
Why the Armenia–Azerbaijan Peace Deal May Never Materialize Without a U.S. Push
A few weeks ago, the governments of Armenia and Azerbaijan announced they had finalized the text of a long-anticipated peace treaty, ostensibly ending decades...