Geostrategic Media Political Commentary, Analysis, Security, Defense
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 …
June, 2026
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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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27 May
Europe’s Rearmament Era: The Biggest Military Shift Since the Cold War
Marta Rehnman European security has long relied on guarantees of the United States (US), under the umbrella of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), dating back to the Cold War. However, this era seems to be coming to an end. Europe has been quietly rearming in recent years, …
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27 May
Taiwan: The Most Dangerous Flashpoint in the World?
Sachin Yadav Could Taiwan Trigger the Next Global Crisis? In an era already shaped by the Russia–Ukraine war, the West Asia conflict, and rising geopolitical fragmentation, one issue continues to keep military planners in Washington, Beijing, Tokyo, and even New Delhi awake at night which is related to …
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27 May
Engineering Fear 3.0: The War of Corridors and the Redrawing of the Middle East
Dr. Mustafa Al-Tal The fear that your country’s geography might become obsolete – in the third installment of the “Engineering Fear” series, we move from the Strait of Hormuz and the streets of Amman to the Eastern Mediterranean, asking: Are corridors and legislation becoming deadlier than missiles? …
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27 May
Jordan — The Quiet Pillar Holding the Line While the Region Walks a Tightrope
Shehab Al-Makahleh In a region where alliances shift like desert sands and crises erupt with the force of a sudden sandstorm, the role of Jordan is too often underestimated, misunderstood, or worse—taken for granted—despite the fact that, time and again, it has proven to be the steady hand on …
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