Why Iran Is Gambling on Hamas
Tehran’s strategy to weaken Israel and divide the region… Read More Here
What Does Nepal Want From China?
Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s September visit to China demonstrated a clear balancing of aspirations and pragmatic realities, both on the domestic and international fronts. Read More Here
What Is the Global South?
In the absence of an alternative shorthand, politicians and journalists most likely will continue to use “Global South” for the foreseeable future. Yet anyone interested in a more accurate description of the world should be wary of such a misleading and increasingly loaded term. Read More Here
Why Is Pakistan Expelling 1.7 Million Afghans?
Islamabad’s policy of deporting all undocumented foreigners will have widespread repercussions. Read More Here
The Real Washington Consensus
Modernization theory and the delusions of American strategy. Read More Here
Saudi Arabia’s empire of sand
As war breaks out, MBS is racing to build his dreams. Read More Here
Four nations that can contain or inflame the Gaza war
Will Israel-Hamas war spiral into a regional conflict? Egypt, Lebanon, Qatar and Syria will be pivotal to war’s trajectory and scale? Read More Here
The Five Main Drivers of Global Economic Uncertainty
The ongoing conflict in the Middle East is just one of several economic and geopolitical trends darkening the outlook for global growth. But while the immediate future seems bleak and could get bleaker, the good news is that we have the capacity to turn today’s vicious cycles into virtuous ones. Read More Here
Can the Australia-US Alliance Overcome Fraught Politics in Washington?
Biden and Albanese might be in lockstep, but actualizing AUKUS requires U.S. congressional support that cannot be guaranteed, even at this high point of Australia-U.S. relations. Read More Here
Why Smart Leaders Do Stupid Things
How States Think tries to undermine these claims and resurrect the older way of thinking. The authors argue that most international decisions are, in fact, rational. Read More here
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