China’s Middle East Moment Is Stalling Out
Beijing’s rise as a regional power broker at the US’s expense has lost momentum amid its reluctance to take on a sustained political or security role. Read More Here
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Indian-Israeli Relations at the End of the Unipolar Order
Indian resistance to deeper doctrinal imprinting from a small foreign power is foreseeable. Yet the magnitude of the China challenge and Israel’s unique alignment with India suggest a trade-off worth managing. Read More Here
Merz welcomes Trump’s climbdown but warns of ‘great power politics’ era
The new world based on raw power and use of force “is not a cozy place,” German chancellor said as he called on Europe to get stronger to survive. Read More Here
India, EU ramp up push for free-trade deal amid US tariff tensions
A trade pact with the EU would offer an ‘alternative market’ for Indian goods amid a fraught global environment. Read More Here
Iran and the New Middle East
The end of a theocratic Iran will mean the end of the Middle Eastern region’s vortex of instability. Read More Here
Fit For Purpose? Why Global Alliances Are in Decline
In the 21st century alliances ceased to fulfill their key function — preventing conflicts. Instead, they have increasingly become sources of tension as old mechanisms of collective security no longer correspond to new realities. Read More Here
History Marches Past Davos
The World Economic Forum meeting in Davos will feature the usual pledges about stakeholder capitalism, purpose-driven business, and sustainable development. But without binding conditionalities, accountability frameworks, and risk-sharing that distinguish genuine value creators from rent extractors, it remains theater. Read More Here
Trump links Greenland threat to Nobel Peace Prize snub, EU prepares to retaliate
U.S. President Donald Trump links his drive to take control of Greenland to his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize, and says he’s no longer thinking “purely of Peace”. Read More Here
Iran and the Limits of American Power
What a U.S. military strike would and would not achieve. Read More Here
The New Food Powers: How China and Russia Are Filling America’s Retreat
China and Russia are filling the gap after the United States ceded its role as the world’s default responder to hunger crises for the first time since World War II by replacing emergency aid with systems designed to create permanent dependencies. Read More Here
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