The rise of China was the biggest rupture in the new world order. The Americans’ strategy needed an overhaul, and the world was slowly embracing […]
Tag: Gulf
Is the Iranian Regime Falling?
The recurring question of whether the Iranian regime is on the verge of collapse oversimplifies the country’s political resilience and overlooks the complex social and […]
Why does the Military Dominate Pakistan?
On September 17, 2025, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement (SDMA) in Riyadh, formalising decades of military cooperation into a binding […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]