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Why Adversaries Don’t Need to Win a War to Weaken America
As America marks its 250th birthday this summer, the celebrations come amid growing public skepticism about the health of American democracy. In the spring...
Gaza’s 1,000 Days: The Ceasefire That Cannot Become a Peace
On July 2nd, Gaza's Government Media Office issued the grim arithmetic of a war that had just crossed its thousandth day: 73,066 dead, more...
The Trans-Saharan (parallel routing) Corridor (Algeria–Niger–Nigeria)
The proposed Trans-Saharan Railway Corridor linking Algeria, Niger, and Nigeria should be understood not merely as a railway but as a strategic instrument for...
The Return of Great-Power Spheres of Influence
After decades of a rule-based international order built on the principle of national sovereignty and territorial integrity and equal interactions based on multilateralism, which...
US-Iran War Losses Still Trail the 1979 Oil Shock in Total Economic Impact
The ongoing war in Iran has caused the largest oil supply shock in history, resulting in daily production losses that are unprecedented. However, the...
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan in the Race for Rare Earths Strategic Cooperation in Central Asia
Central Asia in the Global Rare Earth Race
As Washington and Beijing have escalated their trade confrontation, the rare earth sector has emerged as one...
The Return of the Rivalry: Latin America in the New Great Power Contest
Until not so long ago Latin America had been considered a quiet region, located far from the world's superpower main strategic confrontations, with sporadic...
The Human Right to Water: The Case of Jordan
The human right to water is recognized by the United Nations in a series of General Assembly and Human Rights Council resolutions and international...
How Foreign Policy Became Portfolio Management
On 27 May the United States Treasury placed the Persian Gulf Strait Authority on its sanctions list, the body Iran had set up three...
Hung Cao’s visit and Vietnam’s art of psychological diplomacy
In diplomacy, the value of a visit sometimes lies not in the number of agreements signed or statements made, but in the symbolic message...