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Wars Waged by Great Powers are Felt Most by Poor Countries
One of the most disturbing developments in world politics is that the number of interstate wars are increasing, marking an end to an eighty-year...
Pinaka 120 Tested: What India’s Long-Range Rocket Means for South Asian Conflict
On 29 December 2025, India conducted the maiden flight test of the Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket (LRGR) with a reported range of 120...
Stray Ukrainian drone that crashed in Finland was carrying a warhead
A Ukrainian drone that crashed in Finland on Sunday contained an unexploded warhead, according to Finnish police. Ukraine has apologized for the incident, stating...
Encircling Washington: China Targets U.S. Bases and Influence in the Post-Iran War Middle East
China views US military bases in the Gulf and the Middle East as instruments of hegemony and monitors their impact on energy security. It...
Pakistan-Afghanistan Border Clashes Threaten Islamabad’s Role in US-Iran Talks
Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have flared again, with both sides trading artillery fire along the border, just days after announcing a temporary pause...
The War in Iran is not the next World War: How multipolarity is changing the logic of escalation
The Iranian conflict is falling, predictably, into the escalation trap—from what began as a vertically limited, regime-targeting air campaign to a horizontally expanding regional...
The Strait of Hormuz as the New Suez Moment
20% of the world’s oil passes through the Strait of Hormuz, a small chokepoint whose use is now being massively disrupted by war, drone...
Philippines path to ASEAN’s Ukraine? The move toward a regional military hub
Last week, the Pentagon disclosed that the US-led military manufacturing partnership (PIPIR) is assessing funding for a major new ammunition assembly and production line...
One month into Iran war, Trump’s options range from bad to worse
With rising global energy prices and declining job approval ratings, Donald Trump is faced with critical choices amid a month-long conflict with Iran: he...
Why Kharg Island would be a risky target for US troops
President Donald Trump is considering using ground forces to seize Kharg Island, an important oil hub in Iran. Analysts suggest that this operation could...