From Revolution to Resistance: The Crisis of Legitimacy in the Islamic Republic of Iran
The recent wave of protests in Iran, which began on 28 December 2025, sent many shockwaves, including questioning the legitimacy of Ayatollah Khamenei’s power. The protests, initially triggered by worsening economic conditions, rising prices, unemployment, and a weakening currency, however, rapidly turned into anti-regime momentum across major cities: Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan, and Shiraz. By early…
Beyond SAARC? The Limits of Pakistan’s India-Excluded South Asian Vision
In December 2025, Pakistan advocated for a new South Asian bloc without India’s participation. The vision was articulated by Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister at the Islamabad Conclave in December 2025. The message was clear: expand the Pakistan-Bangladesh-China trilateral into a broader South Asian bloc excluding India to foster cooperation on trade, connectivity,…
Beyond Ceasefires: Gaza Board of Peace and the Limits of Technocratic Peace
U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict” has been sold as the exit ramp from Israeli-unleashed ruins of Gaza following the 7 October 2023 attacks by the Palestinian Hamas. It is an externally supervised peace plan pairing ceasefire monitoring with demilitarisation, interim administration, and a reconstruction drive managed through an international…
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