Can Pakistan Turn Its Iran Peace Role Into an Economic Dividend?
Pakistan’s role in facilitating diplomatic talks during the Iran conflict has brought it international attention and praise from global leaders. The engagement, which included...
Can Iran Really Escape Decades of US Sanctions?
Iran is set to receive temporary economic relief after signing an interim agreement with the United States, but dismantling more than 40 years of...
South Korea’s Tactical Nuclear Question: Lessons from West Germany
During the Cold War, West Germany faced a dilemma that now feels increasingly familiar to South Korea. It was a frontline U.S. treaty ally,...
Why Britain Is Getting Its Seventh Prime Minister in Just 10 Years
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation on Monday, making him the seventh leader of the country in a decade. This ongoing political...
Why Are Poland and Ukraine at Odds Over World War Two History?
Poland and Ukraine remain close allies in the war against Russia, but their relationship has been strained by a dispute over how to interpret...
Who Is Abelardo De La Espriella? Colombia’s New Right Wing President
Nationalist lawyer and businessman Abelardo De La Espriella has been elected Colombia's next president, marking a major political shift in one of Latin America's...
Is This the End of the Gulf War?
This is not the end of the Gulf War—it is merely an intermission in a much longer struggle. The memorandum may have eased immediate...
Brexit’s Unexpected Result: A More European Britain
10 years ago Nigel Farage was in political heaven. Since entering the European Parliament in 1999 at the head of a small anti-European party,...
Zelensky Pressures Belarus Over Support for Russian Drone Operations
Diplomatic sparring between Ukraine and Belarus escalated sharply on 19 June, when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky demanded that Belarus dismantle communications infrastructure allegedly used...
What Does China Mean When It Warns of Japanese “Neo-Militarism”?
At this year’s Shangri-La Dialogue, Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi publicly pushed back against Beijing’s increasingly harsh criticism of Japan. He remarked that it...