America Paused The War—Iran Shaped The Outcome
byA war launched to curtail Iran’s influence may have underscored the limits of external power.
Opinion
Civilisations Are Not Targets
byTo speak of wiping out a civilisation is to flirt with a world in which such outcomes are conceivable. That is a world most would prefer not to inhabit.
America’s Credibility Crisis
byAmerica’s crisis of credibility is as much a rupture as a recalibration, a process that will transform into a new equilibrium.
The Normalisation of Brutality
by“Maybe there is a beast… maybe it’s only us.” – William Golding, Lord of the Flies
The Banality Of Execution: How Israel Institutionalised Apartheid
byThe Holocaust’s memory, rather than becoming a moral obligation to resist dehumanisation, has been instrumentalised by the Israeli state as a shield against accountability.
The Strait of Hormuz And The New Economics Of Uncertainty
byThe Strait of Hormuz, the chokepoint through which a fifth of the world’s oil passes, is now firmly under Iran’s control.
Iran, Diego Garcia & The Changing Geometry Of War
byDiego Garcia, serves as a node in a network of surveillance, logistics & power projection. Its utility extends beyond immediate military operations.
Civilisation’s Greatest Achievement: Catastrophe At Scale
byThis sharp analysis of the Manhattan Project explores how technological progress continues to outpace human morality—from nuclear weapons to the digital age.
Strategic Autonomy On Trial: India, BRICS & The War On Iran
byNew Delhi is walking a tightrope, trying not to alienate old friends Iran or antagonise recent strategic partners.
The Persuasion War
byCounterinsurgency is less a contest of annihilation than of persuasion.
Post-Truth Republic: Politics And Power In Today’s India
byIndia is going through a churn. Constitutional values are breaking down. Democracy is under strain.
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.
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.