In the summer of 2025, at the behest of Israel, the US launched massive air strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites- Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan. […]
Survival or Hegemony? Why Iran Can’t Kill its Nuclear Ambition
In the summer of 2025, at the behest of Israel, the US launched massive air strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites- Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan. The air strikes were a first in decades involving the US and Iran directly. The war of words followed and so did propaganda machines. The war between regional military powers Israel and Iran was unprecedented, churning a new order with serious political and security ramifications, and the US attack was a provocative escalation, further engulfing the Middle East to the point of no return. Since then, Iran has been under serious trouble including witnessing mass protests at home. Its support base in Hamas and Hezbollah was equally jitters, facing a serious onslaught from the Zionist…
Survival or Hegemony? Why Iran Can’t Kill its Nuclear Ambition
In the summer of 2025, at the behest of Israel,…
How US trade diplomacy reflects the Beijing Consensus on WTO reform
In the immediate aftermath of the Cold War, American political…
If You Are Not at the Table, You Are on the Menu: Canadian PM Mark Carney.
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Trump’s Madness and the Uncertain Global Order
Antonio Gramsci’s reflection, “The old world is dying, and the…
Settler Colonialism as Structure: From French Algeria to Zionist Palestine
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Russia-Taliban Relations: A Strategic Embrace or a Risky Gamble?
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Türkiye’s Steel Dome: Redefining Air Defence and Strategic Autonomy
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Israel-Hamas War and the Disinformation Fog
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Can Free Trade Deliver Peace? India’s FTAs in a Mercantilist World
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Iran’s Strategic Calculus: Between Survival and Influence
Iran’s regional security strategy has long been a subject of…
How US trade diplomacy reflects the Beijing Consensus on WTO reform
In the immediate aftermath of the Cold War, American political scientist Francis Fukuyama famously proclaimed the “End of History,” arguing that Western liberal democracy had […]
If You Are Not at the Table, You Are on the Menu: Canadian PM Mark Carney.
Calls on Middle Powers to adopt “Principled and Pragmatic Path” in International Affairs in his address at the World Economic Forum in Davos Below is […]
Trump’s Madness and the Uncertain Global Order
Antonio Gramsci’s reflection, “The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters,” is often invoked […]
Settler Colonialism as Structure: From French Algeria to Zionist Palestine
In moments of extreme violence when cities are flattened, populations displaced, and humanitarian language collapses under the weight of mass death, the temptation may be […]
Can Free Trade Deliver Peace? India’s FTAs in a Mercantilist World
The current instability brought on by the explosion of bilateralism in international trade ties has touched every country in the world. Neo-mercantilist trading practices are […]
Crisis in Iran: Old Revolution, New Revolutionaries
Iran has endured unprecedented crises in recent years, such as the 12-day war with Israel (and the United States), economic deterioration under continued international economic […]
Survival Beyond Death: Gendered Violence, Memory, and Identity After the Armenian Genocide
The widespread “atrocities committed against the Armenian people” during the First World War in the Ottoman territories is regarded as the first genocide of the […]
When War Becomes Profitable: Rethinking Clausewitz in the Age of Hybrid Warfare
The 18th-century Prussian general and military theorist Carl von Clausewitz once famously said that“war is a continuation of politics by other means”. But he would […]
Why Terrorism Thrives in a World That Claims to Be Civilised
Over the last century, waves of terrorism have consistently found new sets of principles, logic, and persuasiveness. The advent of modern barbarism, despite its roots […]