The High Stakes of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election: Policy, Power, and...
The 2024 U.S. Presidential election is a decisive moment, with far-reaching implications for the nation’s future. At its core, this election is a battle over policy, power, and progress, as candidates...
View ArticleNavigating Superpower Rivalries: Pakistan’s Balancing Act
The 21st century geopolitics revolve around the strategic competition between US and China. China’s increasing economy and influence is posing a threat to US hegemony in the region. US, which has been...
View ArticleSoft Power and Great Power Competition: Shifting the Sand in the Balance of...
The twenty-first century is witnessing a change in global power structure marked by peaceful rise of China, resurgence of Russia and America’s intent to retain its supremacy. Joseph S. Nye’s book Soft...
View ArticleMyanmar: The World’s Longest-Running Conflict Needs the West
After analyzing the Burma (Myanmar) war both from abroad and on-site for 20 years, this author’s view is that ending the conflict will require official Western recognition of the National Unity...
View ArticleCommemorating the Tigray Genocide: The Comprehensive Societal Decay and...
The genocide in Tigray stands as a harrowing emblem of the human toll of unchecked atrocities, driven by a blend of political, ethnic, and territorial animosities. While the genocide has led to...
View ArticleThe Vital Role of Immigrants in Europe’s development
In recent decades, immigration has become a defining feature of European society, significantly shaping its demographic landscape, economy, and cultural fabric. Immigrants, particularly those from...
View ArticleThe Role of Social Media in Shaping Public Opinion in Pakistan
Pakistan’s social, political, and cultural landscape has been profoundly altered by the exponential rise of social media in the last ten years. With over 70 million active users on social media,...
View ArticleQuad and the strategic predicament of Delhi
The recently concluded multilateral maritime Malabar exercise among Quad countries (India, USA, Japan, and Australia) again comes up with a strong commitment to enhancing synergy, interoperability, and...
View ArticleUS Presidential Race, Israel’s Iran reprisals and China
In the first week of October, the Democratic presidential candidate, Kamala Harris,said that Iran is the “obvious” answer when asked about the country she considers to be the US’s “greatest adversary.”...
View ArticleRussia-Ukraine conflict Emerging trends in warfare
The Russia-Ukraine conflict is a cataclysmic event for Europe and the world due to its impact on the global economy and politics. For a continent such as Europe that was not in the throes of a major...
View ArticleUkraine’s Pursuit of Long-Range Missiles: Strategic Ambitions or tactical...
On the night of September 19, Ukraine launched a drone strike on an ammunition depot that lit up the skies west of Moscow. A massive fire erupted, followed by multiple thunderous explosions, shaking a...
View ArticleStrategic insecurities that persist beyond the LAC
“Mutual trust, mutual respect, and mutual sensitivity should remain the basis of our relations”. That’s what Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India reminded his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping when the...
View ArticleThe Important Role of the UNSC in Addressing the Taliban Gender Apartheid...
This article will discuss the important role of the UN Security Council in Addressing the Taliban Gender Apartheid Problem in Afghanistan. As is known, the Taliban government in Afghanistan has...
View ArticleASEAN Priority Focus in 2024: Lao Chairmanship
Now, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic as the 2024 ASEAN leader is set to bring together two annual ASEAN summits towards the second half of this year. Although not following the usual path, there...
View ArticleCanada’s Strategic Interests Amid Growing Militarization in Latin America
The trend of militarization in Latin America has intensified, driven by a complex set of security, political, and economic factors. Governments in countries such as Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, etc.,...
View ArticleMENA region at crossroads: Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions and the Escalating...
The MENA region, a strategic and historical bridge between Europe and Asia, is of significant geopolitical, economic, and social importance. Over the last year, it has regained global attention. The...
View ArticleU.S election: a view from across the Pond
The U.S election is just hours away, one which has been described as the closest in history. After months of campaigning and endless debate and speculation, both online, in print and on our screens,...
View ArticleIndonesia – Africa Forum: What are driven factors that Indonesia is...
The Indonesia-Africa Forum (IAF) is one of Indonesia’s goodwill toward the long-continent partnership in terms of economic growth as the same of developing countries which held various types of...
View ArticleImplications of trump’s victory in U.S. elections for Pakistan
The 2024 U.S. election sees former President Donald Trump as a prominent candidate, aiming for a potential return to the White House. If he wins, it would mark a momentous comeback as only the second...
View ArticleUnravelling Tensions in the South China Sea Through Diplomacy
The South China Sea (SCS) is located in the Western Pacific region, with most of its area surrounded by Southeast Asian countries. With an area of about 3.5 million square kilometers, the SCS is...
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