What Do India’s Student Protests Mean for Its Democracy?
The widespread student protests that erupted across India in July 2026 over the alleged NEET UG examination paper leak and concerns surrounding the CBSE...
From Gibraltar to the Arctic: Why the Arctic Cannot Wait for the Governance of Tomorrow
For much of the past three years, Europe's strategic attention has been fixed further south. The Red Sea crisis, instability around the Strait of...
Can Diplomacy Prevent the Next Gulf War?
As renewed tensions between Iran and the United States unsettle the Middle East, Pakistan's quiet diplomacy offers a reminder that sustainable regional security depends...
Why Didn’t the Iran–Israel War Divide the Middle East?
Throughout the history of international relations, major crises have often produced a predictable outcome: they force states to make choices. When rivalry between two...
Military Chaplains and Strategy in West Africa
The West Africa Religious Affairs Symposium, held in Accra last week, was easy to overlook if one expected a conventional military conference. It was...
Is China Really Filling America’s Vacuum?
Evidence from 2026 shows that China is not simply filling the gap or staying out. Instead, China is acting strategically-getting involved where its own...
The Story of Two Straits: Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb
The Houthi threats remain in the stage of statements and have not yet translated into an actual closure of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. However,...
India’s Cockroach Movement: The New Politics of Generational Rage
In May 2026, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant stood before a courtroom and described unemployed youth activists as cockroaches and parasites. He almost...
Can Hichilema Turn Zambia’s Recovery Into Sustainable Growth?
Zambians will vote on August 13 in presidential and parliamentary elections, with polls and investors widely expecting President Hakainde Hichilema to defeat a fragmented...
Can Andy Burnham Deliver?
Andy Burnham becomes the UK’s next Prime Minister, being the 7th occupant of Downing Street in just 10 years. The Labour lawmakers gave him...