More: Geopolitics
Africa and Its External Partners: Evaluation in Today’s Global System – Interview
In this interview, Gustavo de Carvalho, program head (acting): African governance and diplomacy, South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), discusses at length aspects...
Why the Pressure on Iran Isn’t Working?
The ongoing conflict between the United States and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz regarding maritime coercion is more and more viewed in terms...
Europe’s Other Defence Clause: What Article 42.7 Actually Means
In light of recent security threats, European Union leaders are set to conduct a wargame on the EU's mutual defence clause set on article...
OPEC After the UAE Exit: The End of Oil Unity
The withdrawal of the United Arab Emirates to abandon OPEC is far more than just a change in policy, but represents a change in...
A Fractured Cartel: What the UAE’s Exit Means for Global Oil Governance
I. The Moment That Changes Everything
When the United Arab Emirates announced on Tuesday that it would quit OPEC effective 1 May—after nearly six decades...
The Strait Where Power Confronts What War Means
There exist places that appear to thwart the ambition of countries. Places where power, however immense, encounters limits it did not design. The Strait...
The Ambiguity Trap: When Strategic Signals Become Systemic Perturbations
On March 31, five weeks into an active war, Pete Hegseth stood before reporters at the Pentagon and articulated what he presented as a...
The UAE Just Walked Out of OPEC and the Cartel May Never Recover
Fifty-nine years of membership, ended with a statement on a Tuesday and an effective date of Friday. The United Arab Emirates announced it will...
The Stack as a Strategic Frontier: What France’s Linux Turn Means for the Global South
A software decision with geopolitical weight
The next sovereignty crisis may not begin at the border. It may begin inside the stack. France’s move away...
Is the US-Iran War Entering the Deadliest Phase?
Authors: Sanjay Turi and Praveen Sothwal*
Amid rising geopolitical uncertainty over a US-Iran war, the Trump-led US is reportedly seen to be deploying tens of...