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Strategic Effects of Conventional Weapons
Strategic Effects of Conventional Weapons
Article argues advanced conventional weapons now produce strategic effects below the nuclear threshold, blurring deterrence boundaries and demanding new arms-control frameworks for non-nuclear strateg... Read More...


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The South Asian Factor in the Iran War
The South Asian Factor in the Iran War
Article argues the Iran war is reshaping South Asian alignments, with Pakistan mediating amid competing ties to the U.S., Iran, and Saudi Arabia, heightening regional instability risks. By Mariam Qure... Read More...


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Saudi Arabia’s Strategic Pivot: Navigating War and a Fading Security Umbrella
Saudi Arabia’s Strategic Pivot: Navigating War and a Fading Security Umbrella
Author argues Saudi Arabia is recalibrating toward multi-alignment as U.S. credibility erodes in the Iran war, signaling a shift toward a more autonomous West Asian security order. By Obaidurrahman Mi... Read More...


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From Welfare to Warfare
From Welfare to Warfare
Editorial argues the 2026 U.S.–Iran war reflects a prior shift from welfare to militarization, exposing how defense spending choices undermine public well-being and fuel avoidable geopolitical conflic... Read More...


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Indian Test of Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket 120: Impact on Future Conflicts in South Asia
Indian Test of Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket 120: Impact on Future Conflicts in South Asia
Article argues India’s Pinaka LRGR-120 enhances limited-war capabilities below the nuclear threshold, compressing response time and increasing miscalculation risks in South Asia’s fragile deterrence e... Read More...


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Navigating Courtrooms in the era of AI: Towards Equitable International Litigation and Arbitration
Navigating Courtrooms in the era of AI: Towards Equitable International Litigation and Arbitration
Article argues AI can enhance efficiency in international litigation and arbitration, but equitable justice requires transparency, accountability, and human oversight to prevent algorithmic bias and p... Read More...


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The Perpetual Failure Machine called International Relations and I am still here, unfortunately:(
The Perpetual Failure Machine called International Relations and I am still here, unfortunately:(
Author presents satirical look at International Relations studies. By Manashjyoti Karjee. (04/01/2026) Read More...


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The CWC 111th EC Session and Pakistan
The CWC 111th EC Session and Pakistan
Author argues Pakistan’s role in the OPCW Executive Council strengthens its credibility in global disarmament diplomacy, positioning it as a bridge for impartial verification and Global South cooperat... Read More...


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Deterrence, Not Aggression: Debunking Tulsi Gabbard’s Claims on Pakistan’s Missile Ambitions
Deterrence, Not Aggression: Debunking Tulsi Gabbard’s Claims on Pakistan’s Missile Ambitions
Author argues Pakistan’s missile modernization is India-focused deterrence—not a U.S.-directed threat—challenging claims that its capabilities signal offensive strategic ambitions beyond South Asia. B... Read More...


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Beyond Missiles: Iran’s Yuan Move Strikes at the Petrodollar System
Beyond Missiles: Iran’s Yuan Move Strikes at the Petrodollar System
Author argues Iran’s shift to yuan-denominated oil trade challenges the petrodollar system, signaling gradual erosion of U.S. financial dominance amid an emerging multipolar economic order. By Muhamma... Read More...


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Edge of the Strait: Pakistan's Tightrope Between Iran, Afghanistan and the Great-Power Bargain
Edge of the Strait: Pakistan's Tightrope Between Iran, Afghanistan and the Great-Power Bargain
Author argues Pakistan must balance Iran tensions, Afghan instability, and great-power rivalry as Hormuz disruptions expose its energy vulnerability and elevate diplomacy as its primary strategic tool... Read More...


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How India’s Pursuit of Hypersonic Weapons Impacts South Asian Strategic Equation?
How India’s Pursuit of Hypersonic Weapons Impacts South Asian Strategic Equation?
Article argues India’s pursuit of hypersonic weapons compresses decision time, fuels counterforce temptations, and destabilizes nuclear deterrence dynamics—heightening escalation risks in South Asia’s... Read More...


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Emmanuel Macron Is Sinking Europe
Emmanuel Macron Is Sinking Europe
Author argues Macron’s push for French-led “strategic autonomy” masks hegemonic ambition, undermining European unity, credibility, and the possibility of a shared foreign and defense policy. By Profes... Read More...


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Fort Trump in Poland: President Duda's Push for Polish-American Joint Venture
Fort Trump in Poland: President Duda's Push for Polish-American Joint Venture
argues Poland’s push for “Fort Trump” reflects strategic anxiety over U.S. withdrawal and Russian threat, blending political appeasement with efforts to reinforce NATO’s eastern deterrence. By Hammad ... Read More...


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India Caught in the Cross-Hairs
India Caught in the Cross-Hairs
Article argues India’s silence after a U.S. attack on an Iranian vessel near its waters exposes strategic vulnerability, intelligence gaps, and tensions within its multi-aligned partnerships. By Saros... Read More...


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The Kurdish Dilemma: Navigating Pathways to Statehood Amidst Regional War
The Kurdish Dilemma: Navigating Pathways to Statehood Amidst Regional War
Author examines the developing U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran and its implications for Kurdish populations, analyzing how past grievances, domestic political coalitions, and international pressures s... Read More...


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The Problem of Dynastic Populism in Brazil
The Problem of Dynastic Populism in Brazil
Author argues that if Bolsonarismo can simply pass from Jair Bolsonaro to his son, it proves that their “movement” was more of a personalistic political brand organized around the family name, exposin... Read More...


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Pakistan a Step Closer to Manned Spaceflight
Pakistan a Step Closer to Manned Spaceflight
Author argues Pakistan’s first manned spaceflight with China marks a strategic leap in scientific capacity, deepening bilateral cooperation and expanding Pakistan’s long-term role in human space explo... Read More...


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Israel-US, Iran and the Quagmire of West Asia
Israel-US, Iran and the Quagmire of West Asia
Author argues the U.S.–Israel assault on Iran risks igniting a region-wide war, threatening global energy security and urging urgent diplomacy to avert prolonged instability in West Asia Israel Mi... Read More...


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A Cautionary Tale for Africa: When Laws and Religion Collide at the Expense of Women
A Cautionary Tale for Africa: When Laws and Religion Collide at the Expense of Women
Author warns African states that weakening constitutional protections through religious or cultural interpretations risks eroding women’s rights, urging stronger enforcement of legal safeguards and re... Read More...


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The Great Disorder
The Great Disorder
Author argues escalating Israel–Iran confrontation, intertwined with South Asian tensions, reflects U.S. strategic drift and accelerates a destabilizing “great disorder” in an emerging multipolar syst... Read More...


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Europe’s Strategic Autonomy: Building a Pillar in a Multipolar World
Europe’s Strategic Autonomy: Building a Pillar in a Multipolar World
Author argues Europe’s Defence Readiness Roadmap 2030 marks a decisive turn toward strategic autonomy, strengthening joint procurement, industrial capacity, and sovereignty in an emerging multipolar o... Read More...


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Litigation and International Arbitration in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Litigation and International Arbitration in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Efficiency, legitimacy and the future of adjudication. By Dr Fernando Messias. (02/20/2026) Read More...


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Cognitive Tax: How constant connectivity is making us Poorer
Cognitive Tax: How constant connectivity is making us Poorer
Author argues constant smartphone connectivity imposes a “cognitive tax,” eroding deep work, widening class divides, and demanding intentional digital restraint to reclaim productivity and autonomy. B... Read More...


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Can an Expanded BRICS Redefine Global Trade Governance Through De Dollarization?
Can an Expanded BRICS Redefine Global Trade Governance Through De Dollarization?
Article argues expanded BRICS de-dollarization efforts—through local-currency trade, alternative payment systems, and energy deals—gradually challenge Western financial dominance, signaling a slow shi... Read More...


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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...


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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...


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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...


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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...


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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...


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