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Systems Thinking: Urban Development and Beyond
Authors: Annelie Marchsteiner and Dmitriy Genchev*
Urban development remains one of the most pressing issues faced by both the Global North and South. According to...
From Patrols to Pacts: Is China Building the Middle East’s Next Military Alliance?
China seeks to bolster its influence in the Gulf and diminish the American military presence through its military bases scattered across the Gulf region...
Sisi’s ‘Decent Life’ Goes Digital: Learning from China’s Rural Revolution
China's 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) is a strategic roadmap focused on high-quality development and comprehensive rural revitalization. Egypt’s “Decent Life” initiative, launched by President...
Can Türkiye Prevent a Wider Middle East War? A Conflict at Risk of Regional Expansion
The Middle East does not drift toward war. It gets pushed. And right now, the pushing is coming from multiple directions simultaneously—which is precisely...
Russia Is Not Watching Iran — It Is Exploiting It
The bombing of Iran by the United States and Israel did not produce an instant collapse of the ayatollah regime and has created the...
Trump’s Pledge to Bring Hell to the Middle East — Will It Fire Back?
War often appears to be an easy option for the United States; one only needs to look at recent history. This notion has clearly...
How the Iran War Tests China’s Middle East Strategy
The war involving the United States, Israel and Iran represents one of the most significant geopolitical crises confronting China’s Middle East policy in recent...
Propaganda as a Weapon: A Driving Force Behind Escalating US–Iran Tensions
March 2026 marks a challenging period for global stability as relations between the United States and Iran continue to deteriorate. This article highlights how...
Pakistan: The Resolve in the Face of Afghan Instability
At the beginning of March 2026, the South Asian region was shaken by the worrying development on its western front, with Pakistan and Afghanistan...
Beyond the BRAVE Burma Act: US Myanmar Policy at a Crossroads
Policy toward Myanmar has always remained on the periphery of the American establishment's attention. It is all the more surprising that in February 2026,...