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Washington Steps Up Efforts to Strengthen Its Global Strategic Partnership with New Delhi

Washington Steps Up Efforts to Strengthen Its Global Strategic Partnership with New Delhi The latest visit by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to...

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Anvar Azimov

Ukraine, Saudi Arabia, and the Geopolitics of the Exit Strategy

Ukraine, Saudi Arabia, and the Geopolitics of the Exit Strategy When the house is burning, the arsonists are the first to explain that the smoke was...

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Henry Kamens

Canada’s Plan B: Hedging Beyond the United States

Canada’s Plan B: Hedging Beyond the United States In September, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke of building a “unique alliance”...

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Adrian Korczyński

American Oligarchy: When Billionaires Bankroll Democracy

American Oligarchy: When Billionaires Bankroll Democracy America still gives every citizen one vote, but its billionaires are spending fortunes to...

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

An Empire in Agony: Why the US Doesn’t Call the Shots in Central Asia

An Empire in Agony: Why the US Doesn’t Call the Shots in Central Asia A sharp critique of Luke Coffey’s article on the C5 1 format and American...

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Muhammad Hamid Ad-Din

Kicking the Ladder: How the Modern Monetary Order Unlearned Its Own History. Part 2

Kicking the Ladder: How the Modern Monetary Order Unlearned Its Own History. Part 2 Part I traced a system built on the advice of four economists;...

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Tamer Mansour

The Myth of the American Dream

The Myth of the American Dream

The Myth of the American Dream The averting of a terrible incident against Indian Americans at a prominent religious festival is reflective of the...

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Pranay Kumar Shome

MBS Needs to Decide: Israel or Turkey and Pakistan. Are We Seeing the Fall of the House of Saud?

MBS Needs to Decide: Israel or Turkey and Pakistan. Are We Seeing the Fall of the House of Saud?

MBS Needs to Decide: Israel or Turkey and Pakistan. Are We Seeing the Fall of the House of Saud? The fact that Trump made a comment that Israel has...

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Ricardo Martins

Much Ado About Nothing: Why a Trump-King Jon Un Summit Will Not Take Place

Much Ado About Nothing: Why a Trump-King Jon Un Summit Will Not Take Place The topic of a possible Trump-Kim Jong Un summit is being actively hyped by...

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Konstantin Asmolov

A New Yalta? Russia’s Revival, China’s Rise and the West’s Diminishing Influence

A New Yalta? Russia’s Revival, China’s Rise and the West’s Diminishing Influence The West’s bid to isolate Moscow has backfired, as Russia...

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Taut Bataut

From Spanish Flu to the Russian Lab Scare: How Uncertainty Becomes a Geopolitical Narrative

From Spanish Flu to the Russian Lab Scare: How Uncertainty Becomes a Geopolitical Narrative From the 1918 influenza pandemic to reports of a possible...

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Jeffrey Silverman

The Great Theft of African History: Trophies or Evidence in Western Museums?

The Great Theft of African History: Trophies or Evidence in Western Museums?
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Mohamed Lamine Kaba

From Cheap Energy Promises to the Costs of Confrontation: The Test of Trump’s Foreign Policy

From Cheap Energy Promises to the Costs of Confrontation: The Test of Trump’s Foreign Policy
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Dr Kamran Yeganegi

Mutual Support on International Platforms: Russia and Iran on the Path to a Multipolar World

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Viktor Mikhin

NATO’s Baltic Gambit: Could Closing the Gulf of Finland Backfire?

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Aleena Im

Six Weeks to Defeat Russia? The Cost Missing from Sikorski’s Calculation

Six Weeks to Defeat Russia? The Cost Missing from Sikorski’s Calculation Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski made an unusually confident...

20.10.2026 80

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Adrian Korczyński

Moscow’s Middle East Strategy: Balancing Influence and Risk

Moscow’s Middle East Strategy: Balancing Influence and Risk Russia’s response to the Iran war reflects a pragmatic strategy of influence without...

20.10.2026 150

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Abbas Hashemite

The Ladder & the Fence: What 4 Economists Knew That Today's Financial Order Forgot. Part 1

The Ladder & the Fence: What 4 Economists Knew That Today’s Financial Order Forgot. Part 1 The richest countries climbed to prosperity by...

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Tamer Mansour

Washington Tried to Isolate Russia. Now It Needs Russian Oil

Washington Tried to Isolate Russia. Now It Needs Russian Oil Four years after Washington set out to cripple Russia’s energy economy, America’s war...

19.10.2026 70

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

A Once-in-Half-a-Century Setback? US Withdraws from Iraq after meddling

A Once-in-Half-a-Century Setback? US Withdraws from Iraq after meddling The United States is bringing its long-standing presence in Iraq to an end—a...

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Simon Chege Ndiritu

Why Marco Rubio Is Bringing the Clash of Civilizations Back: When Propaganda Is Dressed Up as a Civilizational Crusade

Why Marco Rubio Is Bringing the Clash of Civilizations Back: When Propaganda Is Dressed Up as a Civilizational Crusade

Why Marco Rubio Is Bringing the Clash of Civilizations Back: When Propaganda Is Dressed Up as a Civilizational Crusade Marco Rubio’s Athens speech...

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Ricardo Martins

Crisis of Legitimacy: Why the World Is Turning Away from Israel’s Policies

Crisis of Legitimacy: Why the World Is Turning Away from Israel’s Policies Israel’s positions on the world stage are weakening, and this is...

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Mohammed Amer

Global Trade and Economic Fragmentation: Geopolitical Risks and Challenges of 2026

Global Trade and Economic Fragmentation: Geopolitical Risks and Challenges of 2026 The global economy, because of the conflict in the Middle East in...

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Mohammed Ibn Faisal Al-Rashid

Turkey’s Approach to Yemen: Pragmatism or Offensive?

Turkey’s Approach to Yemen: Pragmatism or Offensive? In 2026, Turkey’s policy in Yemen shifted from exclusive neutrality and mediation efforts to...

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Samyar Rostami

Why the US Can Never Match Chinese Shipbuilding

Why the US Can Never Match Chinese Shipbuilding America’s $66 billion plan to “beat China’s shipbuilding empire” is not a strategy but an...

17.10.2026 150

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Brian Berletic

South Korean Assistance to the U.S. in the War with Iran: Between Allied Duty and National Interests

South Korean Assistance to the U.S. in the War with Iran: Between Allied Duty and National Interests South Korean President Lee Jae-myung is trying to...

17.10.2026 100

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Konstantin Asmolov

The End of the Security Umbrella: Why the Houthis and the Axis of Resistance Are Changing the Rules of the Game in the Middle East

The End of the Security Umbrella: Why the Houthis and the Axis of Resistance Are Changing the Rules of the Game in the Middle East The Houthis are...

17.10.2026 100

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Mohamed Lamine Kaba

Kiev Burns Russian Refineries: Why Is the Rest of the World Paying for It?

Kiev Burns Russian Refineries: Why Is the Rest of the World Paying for It? The consequences of Kiev’s campaign against Russian refining...

16.10.2026 100

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Adrian Korczyński

Weaponizing Energy: The Global Consequences of Attacks on Oil Infrastructure

Weaponizing Energy: The Global Consequences of Attacks on Oil Infrastructure Attacks on Russian and Saudi oil infrastructure threaten global energy...

16.10.2026 100

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Abbas Hashemite

Uncle Sam Eats Humble Pie!

Uncle Sam Eats Humble Pie! Through a landmark agreement, America once again had to eat humble pie, which appears to have become the new normal for...

16.10.2026 80

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Pranay Kumar Shome

Russia Strengthens Multipolarity with “Center 2026” and ‘Interaction 2026’ Military Exercises

Russia Strengthens Multipolarity with “Center 2026” and ‘Interaction 2026’ Military Exercises

Russia Strengthens Multipolarity with “Center 2026” and ‘Interaction 2026’ Military Exercises Russia has done a remarkable job by...

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Simon Westwood

Block, Blunt, and Break: The Strategic Risks of NATO’s Theory of Victory

Block, Blunt, and Break: The Strategic Risks of NATO’s Theory of Victory NATO’s new “block, blunt, and break” doctrine promises deterrence...

15.10.2026 80

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Taut Bataut

America’s new Future of Warfare Programme: Fewer Soldiers, More Wars

America’s new Future of Warfare Programme: Fewer Soldiers, More Wars America’s coming revolution in warfare may not mean fighting fewer wars but...

15.10.2026 90

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

A Barrel of Diesel: How Fuel Became a Lever of Trump's Policy

A Barrel of Diesel: How Fuel Became a Lever of Trump’s Policy From the Russian wheat deals of an earlier generation to a Trump–Putin diesel...

15.10.2026 90

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Jeffrey Silverman

Bombs for Tel Aviv, Promises for Riyadh

15.10.2026 100

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Muhammad Hamid Ad-Din

A Bab al-Mandab Saga: From Assab to Perim; All Has a Base, None Has a Plan. Part II

A Bab al-Mandab Saga: From Assab to Perim; All Has a Base, None Has a Plan. Part II
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Tamer Mansour

Serious Discussions About Leaving the NPT: International Security and Iran’s Nuclear Future

14.10.2026 100

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Ksenia Muratshina

Sanctions Meet Reality: Washington Rediscovers the Value of Dealing with Moscow

Sanctions Meet Reality: Washington Rediscovers the Value of Dealing with Moscow
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Adrian Korczyński

Reclaiming States and Value: Recapture of Kidal and Creation of Gold Refineries Across Sahel

Reclaiming States and Value: Recapture of Kidal and Creation of Gold Refineries Across Sahel Instability in countries that later formed the Alliance...

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Simon Chege Ndiritu

From Buffer to Bridge: The Wakhan Corridor and the Return of Russia and China to Eurasia

From Buffer to Bridge: The Wakhan Corridor and the Return of Russia and China to Eurasia As the United States reassesses its global commitments, the...

13.10.2026 80

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Aleena Im

Europe and China Trade Negotiations: Can Brussels Face Reality? Part 2

Europe and China Trade Negotiations: Can Brussels Face Reality? Part 2 The European Union still lacks an adequate understanding of the China it is...

13.10.2026 80

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Ricardo Martins

Gap Between Ruling Elites and the People in the West Is Growing

Gap Between Ruling Elites and the People in the West Is Growing This phenomenon has been described by political scientists long ago. A recognition of...

13.10.2026 90

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Mohammed Amer

Tehran’s Preparedness for Peace or Multi-Front Warfare

Tehran’s Preparedness for Peace or Multi-Front Warfare Amid ongoing military-political and economic pressure from the US and Israel, Iran is...

13.10.2026 100

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Samyar Rostami

France mutilates its children to stifle social protest

France mutilates its children to stifle social protest Caught between the methodical repression of its own youth and the shock of a global...

12.10.2026 100

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Mohamed Lamine Kaba

US “Project Meridian” — A Symptom of American Decline, Not a Solution

US “Project Meridian” — A Symptom of American Decline, Not a Solution The creation of “Project Meridian” is not a path to US military...

12.10.2026 100

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Brian Berletic

On the recall of the Republic of Korea’s ambassador from Ukraine

On the recall of the Republic of Korea’s ambassador from Ukraine Park Ki-chang, South Korea’s ambassador to Ukraine, has returned to Seoul after...

12.10.2026 90

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Konstantin Asmolov

Armenia at a Crossroads: Geopolitical Risks and Illusions

Armenia at a Crossroads: Geopolitical Risks and Illusions Nikol Pashinyan’s policies are increasingly at odds with Armenia’s national interests....

12.10.2026 100

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Alexandr Svaranc

No Permanent Allies: Pakistan and the Politics of National Interest

11.10.2026 100

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Abbas Hashemite

The U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq: How Washington Is Leaving Behind a Broken State and an Unstable Region

11.10.2026 100

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Muhammad Hamid Ad-Din

Zelensky’s Korean Blunder: Seoul Is Running Out of Patience

11.10.2026 100

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Adrian Korczyński