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The new AUKUS partnership comes at the cost of sidelining France, a key Indo-Pacific player
Here is my quick take on the new AUKUS security partnership announced on Wednesday (September 15), by the leaders of three key English-speaking countries...
20 years after 9/11: American decline in the Islamic world and China- Russian emergence
The main headlines and axes
The first axis: American strategy in the Islamic world, to draw a new political and economic map for establishing the...
Don’t Magnify America’s Failures
According to America’s gleeful enemies, the hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan is merely a foretaste of the world to come, a place where smaller countries...
Beyond ‘Wait and Watch’ in Afghanistan: Global Implications
Taliban supported by Pakistan took over Afghanistan by force, amidst an embarrassing, botched withdrawal of US and allies, posing a façade of negotiated takeover....
Concerns over rapidly changing geopolitics
Ben Wallace, Britain’s defense secretary, suggested the US could no longer be considered a superpower in an interview where he also contrasted his department’s...
Indo-Russian S-400 Deal in Light of the US’ Afghanistan Predicament
For four years now, the Indo-Russian deal for five regiments of the S-400 anti-aircraft missile system has constantly made the news. The deal, worth...
Defence of Pakistan Day: A moment for Introspection
Every year, the day comes and goes by. This year the Pakistani nation should observe Defence of Pakistan Day (Sept 6) as a day...
Building the Community of Mankind for Shared Future More Urgent than Ever Before
During the month of August 2021, the global community is witnessing at least four large military exercises with scale and frequency rarely seen in...
Afghanistan: An American War Of Choice
Twenty years ago the Taliban were in Kabul and controlled almost all of Afghanistan. There was some semblance of order after years of civil...
Russia, Iran and China plan to hold joint drills in Persian Gulf
Russia, Iran and China will hold joint maritime drills in the Persian Gulf around late 2021 or early 2022, Moscow’s ambassador to Tehran has...