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Aid cuts are threatening a generation of children’s access to education
Authors: Dr. Faiza Hassan and Petra Heusser*
The foreign aid cuts that have dominated global headlines this year are not just statistics – they have...
Supply Chain Realignment: Why the Global South’s Prosperity is Not Guaranteed
Global supply chains act as the circulatory system of the modern world economy, which is intricately linked and deeply interconnected. Different stages of production...
The New Geopolitics of Technology
The recent technology investment agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom deserves attention well beyond the headlines about billions of pounds, new...
Saudi-Pakistan Defense Pact and the Emerging Security Architecture of West Asia
Saudi Arabia and the first Muslim nuclear-armed Pakistan signed a formal mutual defense pact on 17 Sept 2025, significantly strengthening their decades-long security partnership...
mBridge and the Future of Finance: From BRICS Experiment to Global Dialogue
Imagine currencies flowing across invisible bridges—no longer slowed by borders, intermediaries, or the weight of dollar dominance. This is the vision behind mBridge, a...
The Politics Behind the Tehran–Islamabad–Istanbul Link
The plan to bring back the Tehran–Islamabad–Istanbul rail corridor feels like one of those big regional ideas that’s been floating around for ages but...
Divisions and Delays: Why Europe’s Political Rift Threatens the Euro’s Global Role
Lagarde’s Call for a Stronger Euro
In May 2025, European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde urged Europe’s leaders to seize what she termed a...
Russia’s New START Post-2026 Approach: Tactical Pause or Strategic Constraint?
Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a Security Council meeting on September 22, noted the importance of ensuring and strengthening Russia's position in Europe and...
The Cyber Cold War: How Nations Are Turning AI and Data into Weapons
We are living through the first stages of a new global rivalry, not simply over land or ideology, but over algorithms, sensors, and data....
The Legacy of Afghanistan
Since the triumph of World War II, the United States has waged two drawn-out, unsuccessful wars halfway around the world. Both were plagued by...