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Foreign Influence Is Making America’s Iran War Harder to End
Trump’s renewed talks with Tehran expose an uncomfortable reality: once war begins, foreign allies and their domestic networks can raise the political cost of...
Is Climate Diplomacy Becoming National Security Policy?
Over the last few years, there has been a significant change in how governments conceptualise and approach climate change. Climate change was previously seen...
Why North Korea Gets a Pass: Is Deterrence Enough?
On 13 June 2025, Israel attacked Iranian nuclear facilities and military leadership over Iran's uranium enrichment capacity, not even a confirmed decision of a...
Mecca Defence Pact: What It Means for China, the US and the Middle East
The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, signed on August 7, 2026, by Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan, marks an important development in the evolving security...
Spain at Europe’s Humanitarian Frontier
The issue of migration has become one of the most significant humanitarian and political issues today. People risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean Sea...
Two Navies, Two Ports: How Vietnam Is Hedging Between Great Powers
In the final days of July 2026, Vietnam’s coastline hosted an unusual sequence of guests. On 26 July, a Russian Navy flotilla – including...
Why Chinese Analysts Are Linking Morocco’s Gaza Role to Spain’s Ceuta Crisis
At first glance, Morocco’s participation in the proposed international stabilization force in Gaza and the extraordinary migration crisis in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta...
Africa at Crossroads: Rethinking the Continent’s Position in World Politics
It is a crucial time for Africa in terms of how it interacts with the rest of the world. Africa is no longer viewed...
How China Is Reshaping Asia-Pacific Through Trade Infrastructure
In April 2024, an enormous container ship got stuck in the canal, side by side, blocking the flow of international trade for six days....
How China Is Turning Global Crises into Strategic Gains
As the United States and its Western allies remain preoccupied with the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, tensions with Iran, and a broader series...