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The Internal Dilemmas of BRICS: Delivery Gaps and Limits to South–South Solidarity
Symbolism and Stagnation
“BRICS in the international system: very relevant countries, but a group of limited importance.” (Viola, 2015)
In 2009, BRICS held its first leaders’...
At 80, the U.N. Doesn’t Need a Celebration — It Needs an Intervention
The 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly commenced this week not with a triumphant fanfare, but with a quiet, procedural hum: a...
The Regulatory Superpower Myth: Masking Decline with Rules
The EU increasingly embraces its role as a “regulatory superpower,” exporting rules where it struggles to compete in innovation and economic dynamism. Yet regulation...
India Must Define Its Own Position in the Great Power Contest
A Chinese scholar who is a veteran media professional living in Germany for the past decade and focuses on Germany and EU in comparison...
Israel’s Strike in Doha: A Stress Test for Gulf Mediation and U.S. Security Commitments
On September 9, 2025, Israel staged a lethal airstrike in the heart of Qatar’s capital, Doha, targeting Hamas political leaders housed in a busy...
Doha Under Fire: The Sanctuary War and Its Cataclysmic Implications
History will likely remember September 9, 2025, as the moment when the Israeli-Palestinian conflict shattered its traditional boundaries and ushered in the era of...
NATO Articles 4 & 5: Could the Ukraine War Trigger Collective Defense?
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced that he requested NATO consultations under Article 4 after Poland shot down 19 drones during a significant Russian...
India-China Rapprochement: Between Pragmatic Engagement and Enduring Skepticism
Lord Palmerston’s maxim that "We have no eternal allies nor perpetual enemies. "Our interests are eternal and perpetual," aptly describes the rapidly changing nature...
Israel Strikes Hamas Leaders in Qatar, Escalating Regional Conflict
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Israel launched a military strike in Qatar’s capital, Doha, targeting senior Hamas leadership—including top negotiator Khalil al-Hayya, marking a significant escalation that extends...
Trump’s New Middle East: Bold Promises, Bitter Fallout
The Middle East in 2025 is still a powder keg, a place where dreams of peace get chewed up by the gritty, messy reality...