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OSCE Ministerial Aftermath: Europe’s Hard Choice — Selective or Collective Security?
OSCE Ministerial Aftermath: Europe’s Hard Choice — Selective or Collective Security?
Article discusses Europe’s security crisis as a long erosion of the Helsinki spirit, warning that selective security practices now threaten the OSCE’s vision of collective, indivisible stability. By S... Read More...
National Realism and the Return of Sovereignty
National Realism and the Return of Sovereignty
Article argues that what is widely described as international disorder is better understood as a strategic adaptation by states to weaponized interdependence. By Dr. Aaron T. Walter. (02/16/2026) Read More...
Artificial Intelligence in Rewriting Power in Taliban-led Afghanistan
Artificial Intelligence in Rewriting Power in Taliban-led Afghanistan
Author argues the Taliban deploy AI-driven surveillance to govern without legitimacy, recasting security as algorithmic control and exposing limits of traditional sectoral security theory. By Dr. Raja... Read More...
The Future of Urban Development
The Future of Urban Development
Author elaborates on one of the most pressing issues of Global South – uncontrolled urbanisation and the need for System thinking.By Dr J Scott Younger. (02/12/2026) Read More...
India, UAE, and the EU: Geopolitical Imperatives Shape Alignments
India, UAE, and the EU: Geopolitical Imperatives Shape Alignments
Article argues India–UAE and India–EU alignments reflect hedging amid U.S. unpredictability, with American decline—not strategic success—driving new trade, energy, and security partnerships. By Mariam... Read More...
The Silicon Trigger: AI-NC3 Integration and the Death of the Strategic Pause
The Silicon Trigger: AI-NC3 Integration and the Death of the Strategic Pause
Author warns that AI integration into nuclear command systems has erased the strategic pause, accelerating machine-driven escalation and demanding urgent algorithmic arms control to preserve human jud... Read More...
Greenland, Davos, and the Trump Corollary’s Strategic Misfire
Greenland, Davos, and the Trump Corollary’s Strategic Misfire
Editorial argues Trump’s Greenland threats and Davos rhetoric backfired—hardening European unity, eroding U.S. credibility, and exposing coercive “America First” diplomacy as strategically self-defeat... Read More...
The Unmaking of Authority
The Unmaking of Authority
Iran’s crackdown on protests and the consequences of ruling by force. By Ali Karamifard. (02/06/2026) Read More...
What 2026 Will Reveal about Power in the Trump Presidency
What 2026 Will Reveal about Power in the Trump Presidency
Author argues Trump’s 2026 strategy favors unilateral power and short-term decisiveness, warning that public tolerance for bypassing institutions risks long-term democratic erosion despite perceived p... Read More...
Perceptions of 2026: Order, Symbols, Breaks
Perceptions of 2026: Order, Symbols, Breaks
Ontological cornerstones of the West and the Global South: context, terms, and the law of history. By Ilya Ganpantsura. (02/04/2026) Read More...
Youth Voices, Artificial Intelligence, and Mental Balance: Insights from 1st Essay Comp. on Right to Analog Life
Youth Voices, Artificial Intelligence, and Mental Balance: Insights from 1st Essay Comp. on Right to Analog Life
Reflections on youth-led essay competition to show how young people critically engage AI’s mental-health impacts—arguing inclusive, intergenerational dialogue is vital to balancing innovation with hum... Read More...
Jaishankar’s Visit to the United States: Opportunities amid Strategic Constraints
Jaishankar’s Visit to the United States: Opportunities amid Strategic Constraints
Author analyzes Jaishankar’s U.S. visit as a balancing act—leveraging strategic opportunities in minerals, technology, and security while preserving India’s autonomy amid structural power asymmetries ... Read More...
How is Value Measured?  Marx’s Question That the Guardians of Orthodoxy Evade
How is Value Measured? Marx’s Question That the Guardians of Orthodoxy Evade
Essay argues Marxist value theory collapses without a true measure, proposing “necessary calories” as a scientific unit to restore objective value and resolve longstanding contradictions. By Muhammad ... Read More...
The Army That Europe Was Talked Out Of
The Army That Europe Was Talked Out Of
Author argues Europe’s long reliance on U.S. protection stunted strategic autonomy, urging a credible European army as a declaration of maturity, responsibility, and equal partnership rather than depe... Read More...
China’s call for visible and verifiable actions against the militancy in Afghanistan
China’s call for visible and verifiable actions against the militancy in Afghanistan
Author examines China’s tougher stance on Afghanistan, arguing Beijing now links diplomatic support and economic engagement to verifiable counterterrorism actions to protect regional security and inve... Read More...
Money, Commodities, and Prices
Money, Commodities, and Prices
Essay challenges monetary orthodoxy, arguing prices are driven by systemic capitalist dynamics—not money supply—reframing inflation as a structural outcome of value circulation and surplus extraction.... Read More...
China’s Growing Footprint in the Middle East: A Rising Challenge for U.S. Dominance
China’s Growing Footprint in the Middle East: A Rising Challenge for U.S. Dominance
Author analyzes China’s expanding economic, diplomatic, and technological footprint in the Middle East, arguing it increasingly challenges U.S. dominance while regional states hedge between both power... Read More...
The Dawn of 2026 and Challenges to Non-Proliferation
The Dawn of 2026 and Challenges to Non-Proliferation
Author warns that expiring arms-control treaties, nuclear modernization, and regional conflicts make 2026 a critical test for a weakening global non-proliferation regime. By Harsa Kakar. (01/21/2025) Read More...
NATO’s Cracks That Will Never Heal
NATO’s Cracks That Will Never Heal
Author argues NATO’s deepest crisis is eroding trust, as U.S. leaders normalize alliance betrayal, turning collective defense into a fragile, transactional arrangement rather than a shared commitment.... Read More...
The Iran-US Conflict: Analysis of the Politics
The Iran-US Conflict: Analysis of the Politics
Analysis and timeline of the Iranian protests and Iran-US relations. By Sohail Mahmood. (01/20/2026) Read More...
From Infrastructure to Intelligence: The Next Frontier in Urban Development
From Infrastructure to Intelligence: The Next Frontier in Urban Development
Author argues cities must adopt systems-based, socially embedded urban governance—integrating innovation, inclusion, and long-term resilience—especially in the rapidly urbanizing Global South. By Anne... Read More...
ASEAN’s Multilateral Dilemma: Continuity and Change from NAM to BRICS (No Asian Century without true multilateralism)
ASEAN’s Multilateral Dilemma: Continuity and Change from NAM to BRICS (No Asian Century without true multilateralism)
Discussion with Evi Fitriani, Dean of the FISIP, University of Indonesia and Prof. Anis H. Bajrektarevic who elaborate on the strategic dilemma for ASEAN in the light of increased power-politics on th... Read More...
Climate Policy Starts with the Budget
Climate Policy Starts with the Budget
Author argues that climate change is no longer just an environmental challenge but a central fiscal one. It explains how rising climate risks are already affecting government budgets through higher di... Read More...
Spontaneity Framework: Rethinking International Relations through Dynamic Adaptive Realism
Spontaneity Framework: Rethinking International Relations through Dynamic Adaptive Realism
In this overview of the book, author presenst Dynamic Adaptive Realism (DAR) and the Spontaneity Framework for international relations. By Dr. Muzammil Ahad Dar.(01/09/2026) Read More...
eBook: AI and Robotics
eBook: AI and Robotics
New eBook publication: AI and Robotics Read More...
Why are the Russia-Ukraine Negotiations Going Nowhere?
Why are the Russia-Ukraine Negotiations Going Nowhere?
Author argues that Russia-Ukraine negotiations stall because Putin seeks imperial restoration, exploits Western disunity, and rejects Ukraine’s sovereignty—while U.S. diplomatic missteps have weakened... Read More...
New Issue of International Affairs Forum: 2025: A Reset in Uncertain Times
New Issue of International Affairs Forum: 2025: A Reset in Uncertain Times
Read the latest issue of emstrongInternational Affairs Forum where academics, practitioners, and our Student Award Winners discuss issues facing the world in 2025, from democracy, to climate change, A... Read More...
Book: Digital Media and Grassroots Anti-Corruption
Book: Digital Media and Grassroots Anti-Corruption
New book discussing Contexts, Platforms and Data of Anti-Corruption Technologies Worldwide. Read More...
IA Forum Winter 2024 - Europe -- and Addressing Climate Change
IA Forum Winter 2024 - Europe -- and Addressing Climate Change

In the new 2024 issue of International Affairs Forum, experts from around the world discuss Europe and the EU plus Addressing Climate Change. (03/21/2024)

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IA Forum Winter 2023 - Human Rights
IA Forum Winter 2023 - Human Rights

This new issue of International Affairs Forum presents interviews, essays, and opinion pieces from worldwide experts discussing Human Rights. 03/07/2023

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IA Forum Winter 2022 - Climate Change and Energy
IA Forum Winter 2022 - Climate Change and Energy

This issue of International Affairs Forum presents interviews, essays, and opinion pieces discussing Climate Change and Energy. 03/15/2022

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The Future of Democracy: In Peril?
The Future of Democracy: In Peril?

In this new issue of International Affairs Forum, experts around the world discuss the future of democracy and challenges it faces. February 2021

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IA Forum - The Post-Pandemic World
IA Forum - The Post-Pandemic World

In the latest issue of International Affairs Forum, experts from around the world examine aspects of a post-Pandemic globe. 07/21/2020

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International Affairs Forum: Disinformation/Misinformation & Education
International Affairs Forum: Disinformation/Misinformation & Education

The Winter 2020 issue of International Affairs Forum presents an array from contributors, including our Student Award Winner, discussing Disinformation/MIsinformation and Education issues.  (0... Read More...

Special Publication: Food and Water Security
Special Publication: Food and Water Security

Read IA Forum's special publication on Food and Water Security, featuring essays and interviews from global experts. 06/04/2019

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Information on Anti-Corruption Program in Macedonia
Information on Anti-Corruption Program in Macedonia
Information sheet on joint Transparency International and Center for International Relations anti-corruption effort, Transparency Watch. Read More...

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