Americas

Alexander Langlois The latest Israeli foray into Lebanon is an attempt to impose the “Gaza model” on the country.   As the American and Israeli war on Iran expands across the Middle East, Lebanon faces its nightmare scenario. Israel has invaded the country once again, supposedly to disarm …

Kester Klomegah In this interview, Professor Sergiu Mișcoiu at the Faculty of European Studies, Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca (Romania), where he also serves as a director of the Centre for International Cooperation and director of the Centre for African Studies, says the U.S.-Israeli war on the Islamic Republic …

Manshuk Kassymzhanova The Six-Party Talks (SPT) launched in 2003 with the first round held in Beijing. They continued through six rounds until 2007 but completely broke down in 2009 with Pyongyang’s statement about its unwillingness to participate in any further talks. Despite the fact that all six countries …

Alice Johnson The choice of military escalation in the conflict with Iran is an important juncture in modern geopolitics. However, while the conflict is justified in the context of demonstrating power and deterring future threats, early evidence suggests that the long-term implications may differ significantly from the initial …

Dr. Shehab Al-Makahleh I. Introduction: War Beyond Reason In the evolving landscape of great power competition and regional conflict, few phenomena are as destabilizing as the gradual erosion of strategic rationality. What begins as a calculated intervention, framed within the lexicon of deterrence and preemption, can rapidly devolve …

By Lama Al-Rakad In today’s world, Western discourse often takes center stage as the global defender of human rights and minority protections. From the Middle East to other conflict zones, it speaks in the language of justice—championing “self-determination” and “the protection of minorities” as universal, non-negotiable principles. Yet …

Hani Abu Hassan For decades, globalization wore a Western face. It was shaped by the principles of free markets, privatization, and political conditionality—an architecture often associated with what became known as the “Washington Consensus.” But that era is no longer uncontested. Today, China is not merely participating in …

CAITLYN RIPAZEL NAMORA On 29 December 2025, more than 130 Chinese military aircraft and drones filled the airspace surrounding Taiwan. Destroyers, frigates, coast guard vessels, and rocket units were deployed from multiple directions. Seven temporary danger zones were established around the Taiwan Strait. More than 100,000 international passengers …

The postponement of a high-stakes summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping is more than a scheduling delay. It is a signal—quiet but consequential—that global diplomacy is being reordered by war. What was meant to be a carefully choreographed meeting in Beijing, following cautiously optimistic trade talks in …