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May 31, 2026, 03:28 PM - 6 min read
For military juntas, the jihadist threat justifies continued rule and repression. For Russia, the region has become a showcase for anti-western influence and security partnerships in Africa. For western actors, jihadist expansion, migration concerns and fears of regional instability are used as reasons for security engagement despite repeated failures. The complex interactions between these actors have resulted in a continuous, strategic circle of violence, where civilians are the first victims.
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May 29, 2026, 03:19 PM - 6 min read
The recent influx of international leaders to China, including Trump and Putin, may be a reflection of growing uncertainty in the global order and made China appear more central to global diplomacy. But this visibility does not necessarily translate into effective global leadership.
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May 25, 2026, 02:23 PM - 6 min read
Europe is rapidly expanding military capabilities to address security threats but lacks a unified political strategy to manage the resulting geopolitical risks. This accelerated rearmament threatens to cause internal policy divisions and unintended international escalations across the continent.
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May 22, 2026, 12:47 PM - 6 min read
China is not playing triangular diplomacy in the classic sense. It is not trying to pit Washington and Moscow against each other. Instead, it is positioning itself as the system’s centre: the place where major-power diplomacy must pass, even if the outcomes are uncertain.
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May 19, 2026, 04:51 PM - 6 min read
The Caspian Sea faces an uncertain future. Its north-south Russia-Iran strategic and military axis is increasingly contested by their adversaries. Its east-west trade and energy role, meanwhile, holds the potential to rebalance regional power dynamics towards economic connectivity, rather than conflict.
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April 29, 2026, 01:47 PM - 7 min read
The global balance of power has shifted. The global south has both demography and economy on its side. The era of a Western-dominated world order is over. This is obvious, but it will take some time to sink in across the West.
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April 16, 2026, 03:07 PM - 5 min read
When one of the host nations happens to be the US government, led by the Trump administration, controversies are a given. But FIFA’s close brush with geopolitical drama could be compromising not just the platform but the sporting spirit as well.
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January 25, 2026, 02:36 PM - 4 min read
Geopolitical tensions have reshaped cricket in the Indian sub-continent, with Bangladesh excluded from the upcoming T20 World Cup amid strained ties with India. The fallout highlights how diplomatic frictions now extend beyond the traditional India-Pakistan axis, leaving Bangladesh exposed without institutional safeguards.
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December 16, 2025, 09:16 PM - 4 min read
"The discussions will revolve around bilateral and regional issues with a view to further deepening the strategic partnership between the two countries,” a source cited.
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September 25, 2025, 07:14 PM - 4 min read
"All I can say is that the forward policy should not have been applied uniformly to Ladakh and NEFA. The two regions had very different histories of the dispute, a different security context, and entirely different terrain. In Ladakh, China had already occupied much of Indian territory, whereas in NEFA, the legitimacy of India's claim was stronger. To equate the two and pursue identical policies was, in my view, a bit flawed," he said.
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August 20, 2025, 05:14 PM - 5 min read
Widely used as a foreign policy tool and a substitute for war, sanctions or economic warfare work in an indirect, complicated manner and hardly ever pressure nations into behavioural change.
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April 15, 2024, 01:28 PM - 2 min read
The escalating tensions between Iran and Israel serve as the primary catalyst for today's market downturn. Iran's drone missile attack on Israel, reportedly in retaliation for a suspected Israeli strike on its consulate in Damascus earlier this month, has unnerved investors.
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