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The Credibility Gap: Russia’s Rational Test of NATO’s Eastern Flank
On 12 August, NATO's ambassadors met in Brussels to respond to a fortnight of Russian drones and missile debris crossing into Polish and Romanian...
Beyond Expansion: Can BRICS Convert Economic Weight into Collective Power?
Authors: Janvi Singhi and Kanav Sharma*
BRICS is moving into a more meaningful phase in its evolution. Its larger membership, considerable resources, population, and markets...
China and Egypt’s African Ambitions: How VICMED Could Advance the Belt and Road
The Chinese perspective intersects with and complements the vision of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to establish a waterway linking the Mediterranean Sea to...
Is Washington Sacrificing Deterrence on the Korean Peninsula for Diplomacy with Pyongyang?
On August 16, Trump abruptly commanded the Pentagon to “substantially” reduce joint military exercises between the US and South Korea (ROK). The annual Ulchi...
The Asymmetry of Strategic Depth
After almost five years of attritional warfare, the war in Ukraine is entering a more dangerous phase. Russia has strong incentives to escalate. The...
From Pan-Africanism to Meta-Africanism: The Emerging Narrative of Africa as an Architect of the World
For more than a century, Pan-Africanism gave Africa a powerful political vocabulary of unity, solidarity, dignity, and liberation. This ideology emerged from a continent...
Leaked Files Shed New Light on Sudan Army’s Alleged Chemical Weapons Program
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have found themselves at the center of a major crisis following news investigations by leading U.S. media outlets that...
A Ceasefire Without Guarantees: How Washington’s Cover Keeps Gaza’s Killing Going
Somewhere between the White House press briefing and the smoke rising over Khan Younis lies the gap that defines the current phase of the...
Between Two Niles: What China’s Water Security Endorsement Means for Ethiopia
China’s endorsement of Egypt’s right to protect its water and food security marks a significant diplomatic development in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)...
Bessent’s “Economic D-Day” Is Regime Change by Other Means
When a Treasury secretary reaches for Normandy to describe a sanctions package, the mission has already outgrown its sales pitch.
Scott Bessent’s new Financial Times...