What began as a rapid military campaign by the United States and Israel has developed into a prolonged conflict, intensifying instability across the Middle East […]
Tag: Iran
Why Saudi Arabia’s Latest Confrontation with the Houthis is a Self-Goal
Liberal internationalists have long argued that the costs of war are so high that leaders will eventually stop choosing it. The record is less reassuring. […]
NEW START Expiration and the Return of Nuclear Great Power Politics
The global security architecture has entered a period of instability defined by the collapse of the arms control framework that anchored major-power relations for over […]
India’s Gulf Dilemma: Strategic Autonomy in a Shifting Middle East
India’s foreign policy is facing one of its more difficult tests as the Middle East conflict continues to widen. The war involving the United States […]
The Sentence Before the Verdict: When Legal Process Becomes Punishment
A legal case is supposed to move towards an answer: guilt or acquittal, conviction or release, liability or vindication. When that movement stretches across years, […]
Beyond the Axis of Resistance: How Regional Actors Are Redefining Power in the Middle East
Six months after the unprecedented escalation in early 2026, the Middle East is navigating a radically altered geopolitical landscape in which traditional alliances are being […]
Pakistan’s Digital Expansion Has Outrun Its Media Literacy
In Pakistan today, a rumour does not need a newsroom, a microphone or even a credible source. All it needs is a smartphone, a provocative […]
The Shifting Gulf Security Order and Pakistan’s Growing Role
For over four decades, the security architecture of the Persian Gulf rested on a single, seemingly unshakable foundation: the American security umbrella. Arab monarchies systematically […]
The Return of Great Power Rivalry: How Contemporary Wars are Reshaping Global Order
The post-Cold War dream of a friction-free, hyper-globalised world governed by multilateral consensus seems to have encountered a systemic rupture. The international system has transitioned […]
Gender-Discriminatory Nationality Laws and Statelessness in the Middle East
The United Nations 1954 Statelessness Convention defines a stateless person as someone who is not considered a national by any State under the operation of […]