From Patron To Predator: Pakistan Turns On Its Afghan Clients
byAfghanistan has defeated larger powers before—not through superior firepower, but by exhausting occupiers who underestimated the country’s internal complexity.
Opinion
How America’s War On Iran Is Reshaping The Global Oil Trade
byThe conflict in the Gulf is creating unexpected winners in the global oil market.
When War Arrives, Scandal Disappears: Epstein, Iran, And The Politics Of Distraction
byBy launching this illegal war on Iran, together with Israel, Donald Trump has redirected public anger over the Epstein files.
The Illusion Of Human Control In AI-Accelerated Warfare
byWhen decisions move at machine speed, ethical considerations struggle to keep pace. Human oversight becomes a formality.
America’s War On Iran Is China’s Strategic Opportunity
byWhile missiles fall in the Middle East, the long game of geopolitics continues to benefit China.
The Age Of The Curated Self
byProfiles, filters, and digital applause have created a new psychological distance between who we are and who appears on the surface.
The Dangerous Normalisation Of The Language Of Extermination
byThe normalisation of the rhetoric of extermination is not confined to one country, ideology, or faith. Leaders are calling for entire populations to be eliminated.
From Shadow Conflict To Open War: The New Reality Of West Asia
byAmerica’s illegal war on Iran has shattered deterrence and reshaped West Asia’s fragile strategic order.
The Energy War: Iran & The Hidden Architecture Of American Power
byPower exercised through permission must reconcile dominance with consent. If it cannot, the quiet energy war will end not in defeat, but in a slow and silent exit of the system itself.
Trump, Netanyahu, And Iran: The March Of Folly
byTrump and Netanyahu’s war on Iran is an unwise folly, a momentous miscalculation which could have been resolved through diplomacy.
How Trump Manufactured An “Imminent Threat” To Justify War
byIt is clear that the United States is being run by a bunch of reckless cowboys and blood thirsty war criminals.
The Illusion Of Victory: Why The Attack On Iran Would Not End On America’s Terms
byAs the U.S.-Israel war on Iran widens, the most consequential arena may not be purely military but geo-economic.
The Uneasy Arithmetic Of India–U.S. Trade Deal
byA celebrated India–United States trade deal masks tariff coercion, legal fragility, sectoral risk, and uneasy questions about sovereignty.
Ethiopia, Eritrea, And The Fragility Of Peace
byThe Horn of Africa does not require another proving ground for grievances. Instead, it requires a recalibration of ambition and fear—a recognition that geography need not dictate destiny.
The Banality Of Indifference: Why Democracies Look Away While Humanity Suffers
byThe banality of indifference is the quiet surrender of moral imagination. The most dangerous moment for any democracy is not when cruelty is declared, but when it is rationalised.