Middle East

  • NON-ALIGNMENT 2.0: A pretence or path for the global south?

    For scholars, policymakers and strategic analysts navigating the fragmented architecture of contemporary international relations, the growing adoption of a non-aligned posture by many states is emerging as a consequential diplomatic phenomenon. With its roots in the Cold War era, when the international system was effectively divided between the United States and the Soviet Union, it…

  • From Hands-off to Engagement: India’s Diplomacy Amidst a Changing Nepal

    Nepal has moved towards political stability over the past few decades. India, its closest neighbour and largest trade partner, has been a keen observer of events in Nepal. The political events, however, have most certainly surprised India, and it was taken aback by the two major recent developments in Nepal. Firstly, India was caught off…

  • Spies for Hire: How Tehran, Moscow, and Islamabad Turned Espionage Tactics

    In early April 2026, Israel’s domestic intelligence agency Shin Bet arrested four active-duty IDF soldiers on suspicion of espionage for Iran. In another case, a 21-year-old Jerusalem resident was arrested for filming sensitive locations for an Iranian intelligence agency, met through social media. An engineer working on the Iron Dome air defence system, Raz Cohen, was…

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