More: Geopolitics

War, Energy, and the Remaking of Global Order in Beijing’s Image

The looming May 14–15 summit in Beijing between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping presents a puzzle that conventional geopolitical maps struggle to navigate. As...

The Continent That Believed Geopolitics Had Ended

For more than three decades, Europe behaved as if history had granted it a permanent exemption from geopolitics. The end of the Cold War,...

How Russia’s Network Collapse Exposes the Limits of Nuclear Deterrence

Russia holds a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, commands the world's largest nuclear arsenal, and occupies a landmass spanning eleven time...

The 90-Minute Miracle: How Pakistan Brokered the Impossible

Nobody had Pakistan on their bingo card for this one. With just under ninety minutes left on President Donald Trump's deadline to destroy what he...

The Indian Ocean as Fragmented Maritime Space: Why It Never Spoke as One

The US sinking of the Iranian warship IRIS Dena off Sri Lanka on 4 March was not just another incidents in the widening West...

Iran, Trump, and the Imperial Licence to Break the Law

Donald Trump’s war on Iran has done what imperial wars often do. It has stripped the familiar vocabulary to the bone. The old words...

When a Society Radicalises: Israel’s Dangerous Path to Isolation

The political leaders of Israel are overseeing a dramatic radicalisation of Israeli society.  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fostered a culture that is damaging...

China’s Geopolitical Role in the Red Sea: Trade Routes, Security, and Strategic Influence

The Red Sea is strategically important in global geopolitics due to its role as a major maritime corridor connecting Asia, Africa, and Europe. Through...

The Anatomy of Israel’s Occupation of Lebanon

Since March 2026, Israel’s military aggression into Lebanese territory has become a manifestation of a far more ambitious shift in Tel Aviv’s security doctrine....

Why the Gulf States Need a New Security Playbook

The present war on Iran has proven that being a superpower nation, advanced with latest military technology doesn't mean it's able to win each...

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Our world stands at a historic crossroads. The International...

Can China’s Belt and Road Drive Recovery in Arab States and post-war Iran?

China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) plays a pivotal...

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