North Korea is pro-Russia, anti-China: A strategic shift or a short-term calculation?
In the context of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and the increasingly volatile strategic situation in Northeast Asia, North Korea is showing signs of leaning...
Cracks in Iran’s Resistance Economy Amid Renewed Maximum Pressure
Can Iran’s resistance economy withstand both the tightest U.S. sanctions in years and the emerging promise of Oman-brokered discussions? After three rounds of indirect...
China’s Characteristic Democracy: An Alternative to Liberal Democracy?
In the last decade, international attention has focused on the People's Republic of China, a country with a governance model officially referred to as...
The Indus Waters Treaty Under Threat: India’s Hostile Posture and Pakistan’s Call for Peace
The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), signed in 1960, has long stood as a model of water-sharing between two hostile neighbors—India and Pakistan. Brokered by...
North Korea’s Involvement in the Ukraine War: A New Threat to International Peace
North Korea's recent official admission that it is sending soldiers to support Russia in its war against Ukraine escalates the conflict and poses a...
One Tariff, Two Systems: Navigating Pressure in Beijing and Taipei
When the United States announced sweeping new tariffs on April 5, 2025, it did more than shake global trade. It crystallized a divide in...
Hired Guns: The Rise of Private Military Industry in Africa
“The presence of mercenaries and other foreign fighters worsens conflict and threatens stability… Some mercenaries go from war to war, plying their deadly trade...
From Trump echoes to troop talk: What are the foreign policy plans of the Romanian presidential candidates?
On May 4, Romanian citizens will go to the polls to elect their president after the elections held in November 2024 were annulled by...
Why Narendra Modi Can’t Pull Off an Indira Gandhi: The Realpolitik Mirage in India’s Foreign Policy
In the aftermath of the Pahalgam attack that claimed the lives of Indian tourists and inflamed nationalist sentiment across the subcontinent, we witness the...
A Distraction from Afghanistan’s Terrorism Crisis
The recent accusations levelled against Pakistan by Zalmay Khalilzad, the former US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, represent yet another attempt to deflect attention...