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India–EU FTA: From Strategic Courtship to Pragmatic Compromise
Authors:Dr Rajdeep Singh and John Alistair Clarke
This is a pivotal year for the India-Europe relationship as they conclude the FTA negotiations after nearly two...
Munich and the Moment of Rupture: Europe Will Either Become Autonomous — or Be Bargained Away
This year’s Munich Security Conference was not merely another annual diplomatic gathering. It was a stage upon which a long-brewing reality became unmistakably clear:...
Carrier, Chokepoint and Coercion: The Growing Risk of Iran-U.S. Conflict
After the successful US regime-change military action in Venezuela, it appears Washington is aiming for a similar endeavor again—this time in the Middle East...
Pax Americana 2.0: Toward a New Transatlantic Strategic Contract
The 62nd Munich Security Conference took place in a turbulent environment. Europe remains the theater of a protracted war between Russia and Ukraine. On...
Rubio’s Recalibration: Eight Lessons for Europe’s Strategic Future
When U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio addressed the Munich Security Conference, European officials did not hear rupture. They heard recalibration.Rubio’s speech was conciliatory...
From Tigray to the Sahel: The AU’s Detachment Is Fuelling Africa’s Security Collapse
African leaders are gathered in Addis Ababa this week for the African Union’s annual summit, meeting inside one of the safest capitals on the...
Ramadan: A Test of Conscience in Jerusalem
For decades, Jerusalem rested on a fragile balance, sustained not by force but by inherited practices, recognised limits, and a shared ethic of restraint....
Syrian Refugee Return: A Defining Moment
Freedom’s arrival in Syria remains deeply fragile. Even as the country’s new rulers gain diplomatic recognition, goodwill, and early relief from Western sanctions, Syria...
Canada and South Korea’s Long Game: A Middle-Power Strategy for Two Regions
For much of the past decade, security cooperation between Canada and South Korea has been treated as a peripheral matter. Yet, such an assumption...
Aiding Neo-Colonialism: Reviving a Colonized State
Haiti, often labelled and dismissed as the “Failed State” of the Caribbean, remains one of our international bureaucracy’s most visible failures. Nearly two decades...