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America Is Losing Itself In Someone Else’s War – OpEd

America Is Losing Itself In Someone Else’s War – OpEd

The Iran conflict is the most consequential strategic miscalculation since Iraq — and Washington still hasn’t read the playbook unfolding

08.03.2026 2

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Suminda Jayasundera

The Iran War That Broke America’s Security Monopoly In the Gulf – OpEd

The Iran War That Broke America’s Security Monopoly In the Gulf – OpEd

The U.S.–Israel war against Iran is not just another Middle Eastern confrontation. It marks the moment when America’s Gulf partners

06.03.2026 2

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Suminda Jayasundera

Washington’s Kurdish Problem Is A Moral One—And A Strategic One – OpEd

Using Kurds as a ground force will not bear results. Washington’s challenge in the Middle East is not only that

06.03.2026 4

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Suminda Jayasundera

Why Did Decapitating Iran Ignite Endless War? – OpEd

The strikes have happened. Iran’s leadership is gone. And now, in the aftermath, Washington confronts what strategists warned and policymakers

05.03.2026 1

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Suminda Jayasundera

The Zelenskyy Miscalculation: Why Ukraine’s War Of Attrition Is Already Lost – OpEd

President Volodymyr Zelensky’s decision to extend martial law and mobilization in rolling 90-day increments—now deep into 2026—signals a...

24.02.2026 3

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Suminda Jayasundera

Ukraine Is Running Out of Time, And Western Patience – OpEd

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s rhetoric has sharpened in recent months, culminating in the claim that Europe needs Ukraine more than Ukraine

19.02.2026 2

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Suminda Jayasundera

The Leverage Europe Misunderstands In Ukraine – OpEd

European strategists often view a postwar Ukraine through the prism of conventional risk: a heavily armed, battle-hardened state carrying unresolved

16.02.2026 1

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Suminda Jayasundera

Germany’s Nuclear Red Line Must Hold – OpEd

Europe’s security debate has entered dangerous territory. Russia’s war in Ukraine grinds into a fourth year, pounding cities and power

15.02.2026 10

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Suminda Jayasundera

War On Borrowed Power: Zelenskyy’s Shrinking Freedom To Choose – OpEd

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is governing within a narrowing corridor of possibility. His public stance—unyielding, morally charged, insistently...

01.02.2026 2

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Suminda Jayasundera

When The Spotlight Becomes A Mirage – OpEd

However paradoxical it may seem, the war in Ukraine remains both an existential struggle for national survival and a proxy

29.01.2026 5

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Suminda Jayasundera

NATO’s Crisis Of Illusion – OpEd

Why Europe Performs Unity Instead of Preparing for Danger At Davos this week, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a

26.01.2026 10

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Suminda Jayasundera

Europe Doesn’t Need To Ditch America: It Needs To Grow Up – OpEd

Europe is panicking about President Donald Trump’s return. The real crisis isn’t in Washington. It’s in Europe’s refusal to take

23.01.2026 6

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The Alliance Illusion: NATO’s Blind Spots In An Unsettled World – OpEd

For decades, NATO was treated less like an alliance and more like a law of nature — something permanent, automatic,

17.01.2026 9

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Suminda Jayasundera

The West Was Blindsided By Ukraine — And Now The Arctic Is Slipping Out Of Its Grasp – OpEd

For years, the Arctic has been treated as a remote curiosity — a place of melting ice, scientific expeditions and

16.01.2026 8

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Suminda Jayasundera

The Mirage Of Sovereignty In An Age Of Deficits – OpEd

Sir Richard Knighton’s 11 January 2026 testimony to the House of Commons Defense Committee ought to have reverberated through Westminster. Instead, it

16.01.2026 7

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Suminda Jayasundera

Security Guarantees Are Becoming Security Illusions – OpEd

Security guarantees have long been among the most reassuring — and most misleading — promises in international politics. They project

01.01.2026 4

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Suminda Jayasundera

Europe’s Ukraine Strategy Is Failing, And So Is Its Honesty – OpEd

For more than a decade, Europe pursued a geopolitical project around Ukraine built on three fragile assumptions: that Russia would

29.12.2025 10

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Suminda Jayasundera

Europe Must Step Up Before Ukraine’s Window For Peace Closes – OpEd

The war in Ukraine has reached a moment of truth—one that demands cleareyed judgment and decisive leadership. After years of

03.12.2025 9

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Suminda Jayasundera

A Realist World Order Emerging From The Ukraine Conflict – OpEd

From hegemony to harmony: why pragmatic alliances may define the next era of global security As the war in Ukraine

30.11.2025 10

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Suminda Jayasundera

Europe’s Betrayal: Ukraine Dragged Into A War It Cannot Win – OpEd

Ukraine’s war is not simply a tragedy—it is a betrayal. While the United States has unveiled a 28 point peace

24.11.2025 10

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Suminda Jayasundera

Ukraine’s Crossroads: Why Diplomacy Must Replace Endless War – OpEd

Ukraine’s prolonged full-scale war with Russia has reached a breaking point. The nation now confronts a convergence of military, political,

14.11.2025 4

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Suminda Jayasundera

A World At A Crossroads: Why Strategic Restraint Must Prevail – OpEd

The world today stands at a precarious intersection of political instability and international security concerns. From Eastern Europe to the

03.11.2025 7

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Suminda Jayasundera

President Trump’s Peace Doctrine: From The Middle East To Ukraine – OpEd

Despite all odds, President Donald Trump has once again demonstrated that unconventional wisdom can achieve what traditional diplomacy could not.

19.10.2025 4

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Suminda Jayasundera

The Decisive Crossroads Of The Russian-Ukrainian Conflict – OpEd

The war between Russia and Ukraine has entered a critical phase—one that may reshape the global order. Both nations have

04.09.2025 7

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Suminda Jayasundera

The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine: A Defining Moment In Global Affairs – OpEd

The Russian invasion of Ukraine took an unforeseen and pivotal turn following President Zelenskyy’s contentious visit to the White House

19.03.2025 10

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Suminda Jayasundera

Ukraine’s Diplomatic Crossroads: The Need For Strategic Rethinking In The West – OpEd

The international security landscape is about to witness an unexpected turnaround and a stark realization of the realities on the

02.03.2025 10

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Suminda Jayasundera

New Era In US And Crafting A Resolution To Russian Invasion In Ukraine – OpEd

The Russian invasion of Ukraine, the bloodiest full-spectrum war, has reached the most decisive point in history with the helm

20.01.2025 5

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Suminda Jayasundera