Geostrategic Media Political Commentary, Analysis, Security, Defense
While the region remains a powder keg in many ways, it is clear that regional elites are ready to focus on cooperation and development. A substantial amount of ink and blood has been spilled throughout the many failed attempts to create a “new” Middle East. Yet the region’s …
March, 2025
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11 March
Geometries of Chaos: America’s Future in World Politics
“Where does one go from a world of insanity? Somewhere on the other side of despair.” –T.S. Eliot, The Family Reunion (1939) Normally, geometry and chaos are mutually exclusive. Still, when applied to complex considerations of American national security and foreign policy, this juxtaposition could make perfect sense. …
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11 March
Trump’s Trade War is an Opportunity for Iran
Trump has made many grand promises: annexing Greenland to the United States, making Canada the 51st state, bringing the Panama Canal under American control, peacefully relocating two million people of Gaza and placing it under U.S. administration, expelling millions of illegal immigrants, imposing heavy tariffs on China, Mexico, …
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3 March
IAEA head expresses concern over Iran’s increased uranium stockpile, enrichment levels
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Monday expressed concern over Iran’s increased uranium stockpile and enrichment levels of up to 60%, saying they “cause me serious concern.” “Following my last report, Iran’s stockpile of uranium enriched up to 60% U‑235 has increased to 275 …
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3 March
Trump to add 5 cryptocurrencies to strategic reserve
US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that five cryptocurrencies will be added to the country’s strategic reserves. Five cryptocurrencies are Ripple (XRP), Solana (SOL), Cardano (ADA), Ethereum (ETH) and Bitcoin (BTC), he explained on the social media platform Truth. Mentioning his promise before the US presidential election …
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3 March
Volodymyr Zelensky’s Harsh Lesson
Maintaining any further support from Washington requires the Ukrainian president to rise to the heights of diplomatic mastery. On Friday afternoon, watching the coverage of Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky’s meeting in Washington, we witnessed a harsh lesson in realpolitik—and a crash course in applied psychology. A few …
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3 March
Trump’s Policies Will Only Put the West-led Liberal International Order at Peril
In a shocking turn of events, the US has twice supported Russia in votes at the United Nations to mark the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This first-ever move in decades on the part of the US not only included opposing a European-drafted resolution that …
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3 March
From Claims of Dictatorship to Agreements: The Complicated Relationship Between Trump and Zelenskyy
On February 24, 2022, Russia began its so-called “Special Military Operation.” It has been three years since this operation— which has since escalated into a full-scale war against Ukraine. Currently, Russian troops control 20% of Ukrainian land, occupying Crimea and parts of Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Luhansk, Mykolayiv, and …
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3 March
Strengthening Ties, Empowering Economies: India and the US Amid India’s Budget as a Catalyst
On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump announced a reinvigorated “America First” trade policy aimed at bolstering US economic and national security interests. The key but not exhaustive components of this policy include implementation of universal baseline tariffs on most imported goods to protect domestic industries. Tariffs are …
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