Geostrategic Media Political Commentary, Analysis, Security, Defense
Arthur Michelino On 27 May, asked at a Cabinet meeting whether he would accept a short-term arrangement under which Iran and Oman would share control of the Strait of Hormuz, Donald Trump declined and added a sentence that has since been read as a slip. Oman, he said, …
June, 2026
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2 June
Israeli Nuclear Deterrence: Problems of Credibility
Prof. Louis René Beres “Deterrence is not just a matter of military capabilities. It has a great deal to do with perceptions of credibility.”-Herman Kahn, Thinking About the Unthinkable (1962) After its “Operation Roaring Lion” and America’s coinciding “Operation Epic Fury,” Israel’s presumptive nuclear weapons remain essential to …
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2 June
China Tech Stocks Surge on AI Optimism Despite Middle East Risks
Technology stocks led a broad market rally across China and Hong Kong on Tuesday as investors poured into artificial intelligence related companies despite continuing uncertainty surrounding developments in the Middle East. The strongest gains came from major technology firms including Tencent and Meituan, helping push Hong Kong’s technology …
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2 June
The End of Globalization? How Wars and Trade Conflicts Are Rewiring Supply Chains
Sachin Yadav The past three decades have seen the phenomenon of globalization based on a very basic concept: producing where costs are minimum and marketing anywhere where demand is present. The result has been the formation of very efficient global production chains throughout the world. From 1995 to …
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2 June
De-Kemalization or Islamic Republic? What Erdogan’s Turkey Is Becoming
Hadi Elis Since his election as prime minister in 2002, Recep Tayyip Erdogan — now president of Turkey — has worked relentlessly to expand the role of Islam in every corner of political life. What Western observers once called a drift toward Islamic conservatism has become a systematic …
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2 June
The Race for Data: Toward A Bipolar Digital World
Dr. Nessrine Mesto-Assaad At the end of the first millennium and the beginning of the second, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the decline of communist influence and the socialist model, the United States emerged as a global power based on the capitalist system and the …
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2 June
The Saudi–Pakistan Axis and the Return of Middle East Instability
Dimitra Staikou From the glitzy announcement of Vision 2030 in 2016 to the cascade of regional crises between 2023 and 2026, Saudi Arabia has worked hard to sell itself as the Arab world’s great success story. A kingdom moving beyond oil dependence and religious conservatism to become a …
May, 2026
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27 May
Press Freedom Crisis Deepens Across South Asia as Media Credibility Faces Growing Scrutiny
Across South Asia, concerns over press freedom, political influence, and media credibility are drawing increasing international scrutiny. From Bangladesh and Pakistan to India, journalists and independent media organisations face mounting political, economic, and legal pressures that are reshaping how information is produced and consumed. Recent international assessments point …
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27 May
India and Pakistan Geopolitics: How Competing Narratives Shape South Asia’s Global Role
Sana Khan South Asia’s geopolitical landscape is increasingly shaped not only by shifting alliances, but by an intensifying struggle over narrative power who gets to define influence, leadership, and diplomatic success in the international system. India has spent the past decade projecting itself as an emerging global power, …
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