Americas

Tony Blur The contemporary international system did not emerge overnight. It was forged through a sequence of decisive political, economic, military, and technological shocks that gradually dismantled the post–Cold War order and replaced it with a far more fragmented and contested global landscape. From the collapse of the …

Dr. Shehab Al-Makahleh The debate over a new security architecture for Eurasia is not an academic exercise—it is a direct response to a world in which the old guarantees of stability no longer hold. From Eastern Europe to East Asia, the assumptions that once underpinned regional order have …

By any democratic standard, it is extraordinary for a sitting prime minister to take the witness stand in a criminal corruption trial while continuing to govern a country at war. Yet this is precisely where Israel finds itself as Benjamin Netanyahu testifies for the first time in a …

Australia’s new law delaying social‑media account access for under‑16s reflects growing concerns about youth mental health and digital well-being. The Albanese Government has framed the policy as protecting children “at a critical stage of their development” from platform design features and content that can harm their health and …

Perhaps the most atrocious focused assault on 26 November in downtown Washington, which is just a few blocks off of the White House, where two United States National Guard troops were in critical condition, is a blacker chapter in the history of the world of global terror. The …

Kester Klomegah In  this interview, Pradeep Mehta, Secretary General of the Jaipur-based Consumer Unity and Trust Society (CUTS International) and Honorary Adviser to the Commerce and Industries Minister of India, discusses the significance of the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin (December 4-5, 2025), its implications and future …

Western militaries must adapt to the evolving role of the private sector, leveraging commercial technologies and firms to gain a strategic advantage and redefine economic warfare in modern conflicts. “It’s the economy, stupid.” So said James Carville, an advisor to Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign in 1992, and many peacetime politicians …

Henry Sokolski The administration is courting serious risks to global stability by neglecting any strategy around nuclear proliferation. Although commentators have extensively critiqued President Donald Trump’s new National Security Strategy, they’ve neglected what’s missing. Throughout the document’s 33 pages, there is no mention of nuclear extended deterrence and …

Alexander Langlois Pressure on Israel is the best way to keep the Lebanese ceasefire from unraveling. One year after the so-called “ceasefire” between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah began, Israel could be set to renew full-scale hostilities against the group, further confirming that the agreement is anything but a …