More: Geopolitics
Middle East, Oil and Security
In my latest article I mentioned the factors one needs to keep an eye on to track the trajectory of oil prices, for the...
Kurdish battle positions Kurds as US ally against Iran
There may be a silver but risky lining for Kurdish nationalists in their devastating loss of Kirkuk and other cities on the periphery of...
The agreement between Saudi Arabia and the Russian Federation
In early October, King Salman of Saudi Arabia - with 1,500 members of his private entourage and 459 tons of luggage - landed at...
Additional considerations on the North Korean strategy
According to the best-informed US analysts, the response to North Korea’s further military escalation should consist in Japan’s and South Korea’s nuclear rearmament. It would...
The new prospects of the Communist Party of China
The Communist Party of China (CPC) - in the phase in which it is governed by Xi Jinping and by Prime Minister Li Kekiang...
The strategic significance of the Syrian conflict
Considering the quantity and virulence of the groups taking part in the Syrian war, which has been going on uninterruptedly for six years, in...
Shaping Eurasia’s future: Unintended consequences of abrogating Iran’s nuclear deal
US President Donald J. Trump’s targeting of a two-year-old agreement curtailing Iran’s ability to produce nuclear weapons could not only spark a nuclear arms...
Pakistan’s Second Strike Capability: Implications for South Asian Stability
The aim of this paper is to analyze the implications of Pakistan Second Strike Capability on the stability of South Asia using the lens...
Foreign States Interventions in Syrian Conflict
Foreign interventions in Syria started in March 2011 after the furious people of Dara predominantly Sunni Muslims city in Syria cited as (cradle of...
Is War Obsolete?
The purpose of this essay is to analyze the arguments in favor and against the obsoleteness of the war particularly after the cold war....