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Iran Between Resistance and Reintegration: A Geopolitical Turning Point
Almost fifty years after the revolution in 1979 that changed the political landscape of Iran, Iran is at the crossroads of its history, which...
Is India Turning into a Silent Giant?
A global power should not only claim to be a global power—it must also behave like one.
India stands at several uneasy crossroads today, partly...
Munich and the Moment of Rupture: Europe Will Either Become Autonomous — or Be Bargained Away
This year’s Munich Security Conference was not merely another annual diplomatic gathering. It was a stage upon which a long-brewing reality became unmistakably clear:...
Indonesia at The Board of Peace: Realistic Choice or Subtle Coercion?
According to John Mearsheimer’s realist theory, great powers will shape, ignore, or even create new institutions when existing ones fail to serve their strategic...
China rejects US militarization of Middle East, responds to Iranian threat on Jordan base
In mid-February 2026, Iranian media outlets and channels published a video documenting details of the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Zarqa, northern Jordan, from...
The Venezuelan oil rush is on. Now comes the hard part
In September, the drilling rig named Alula arrived in Venezuela’s Lake Maracaibo after traveling from China. This was significant because it was the first...
Can Iran Prove Its Resilience in the Face of US Pressure?
Iran’s regional power position prominently declined after structural devastations to its proxies, Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza, and the subsequent fall of...
The Chinese PLA’s response to the CIA’s recruitment campaign targeting Chinese military personnel
In February 2026, the CIA launched an unprecedented public recruitment campaign targeting officers in the “Chinese People's Liberation Army” (PLA), sparking widespread outrage and...
Carrier, Chokepoint and Coercion: The Growing Risk of Iran-U.S. Conflict
After the successful US regime-change military action in Venezuela, it appears Washington is aiming for a similar endeavor again—this time in the Middle East...
African Union Consolidates Relations with United Nations
In its declaration after the two-day extensive deliberations, African leaders, under the auspices of the African Union, renewed their collective pledge to strengthen strategic...