The Sahel has emerged as one of the most persistent zones of political and security instability in Africa, shaped by the convergence of climate stress, weak governance, jihadist insurgency, resource competition and external intervention. Th...
On July 4, Tehran's Grand Mosalla Mosque saw millions gather ahead of the multi-day state funeral procession of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. However, in a crucial game of optics, the funeral also revealed Iran's current political standing i...
The rapid advancement of 'Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems' (LAWS) has exposed significant gaps in the governance of emerging military technologies. This article examines how autonomous targeting challenges the principles of international ...
The United Nations was established in 1945 with the ambitious goal of preserving international peace, promoting collective security, and preventing future global conflicts. For decades, it has served as the primary forum for diplomacy, conf...
It has almost been 10 years of the EU referendum that brought Britain's much contended exit from the European Union. Was public support for ‘Leave’ manufactured by populist politics of the time? Nevertheless, the volatility of the economy h...
Mega sporting events are increasingly becoming instruments of statecraft rather than merely celebrations of athletic competition. In an era where economic influence, international reputation, and strategic positioning are central to nationa...
The 2026 Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi marked an important step in the evolution of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue from a primarily consultative forum into a platform increasingly focused on operational cooperation and p...
The Maghreb is often treated as a coherent geopolitical region, yet beneath this label lies a complex landscape shaped by colonial legacies, competing national identities, and unresolved questions of cultural recognition. While post-indepen...
The nature of security has undergone a profound transformation in the twenty-first century. While traditional security frameworks focused primarily on territorial defence, military power, and state sovereignty, contemporary geopolitical rea...
Extended deterrence has long served as the foundation of the United States' alliance architecture in the Indo-Pacific, providing security guarantees to partners such as Japan, South Korea, and Australia while reinforcing regional stability ...
More than three decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union, questions surrounding Russia's role in the post-Soviet space continue to shape global geopolitics. Under Vladimir Putin's leadership, Moscow has consistently challenged aspects...
Semiconductors have emerged as one of the most strategically significant technologies of the twenty-first century, underpinning everything from artificial intelligence and advanced military systems to telecommunications, electric vehicles, ...
