Geopolitics

Simran Walia Authors: Simran Walia & Shashank Khandwe* Japan’s domestic political climate appears to be in a loop of instability, as the country enters its fourth Prime Ministerial contention within the past five years. The post-Abe pattern of short-lived terms continues as PM Ishiba resigned on 7th September …

Dr. Cherkaoui Roudani The world is entering an era where conflict is no longer an exception but has become a permanent thread running through international relations. In this sense, the contemporary global order is not merely in transition; it is tilting into a zone of turbulence where regional …

If a better fit between the UN Charter and the patterns of world politics in the future is sought, it will require radical reform of the Security Council and the General Assembly—reducing the former’s negative power while strengthening the latter UN lacks a constitutional mandate to stop genocide …

Azeem Ibrahim Abdelkarim Mgeg’s bid for Libyan leadership raises slim hopes for a brighter future in a war-torn country. Libya has long slipped down Washington’s list of priorities. Since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, the country has been trapped in cycles of civil war, foreign interference, …

 Elaine Dezenski and Josh Birenbaum China has dominated the global battery supply chain through non-market practices, posing a threat to US economic and national security.  In the 1980s, a global competitor from Asia upended the American economy with a flood of small, cheap cars that blindsided America’s automakers, …

Shukriya Bradost Despite their many differences, both Tehran and Jerusalem are finding themselves lonely in the global arena. At this year’s UN General Assembly, two bitter enemies are locked in confrontation. However, Iran and Israel arrived with more in common than either would admit. Both states stand before …

Owen Kirby Since the triumph of World War II, the United States has waged two drawn-out, unsuccessful wars halfway around the world. Both were plagued by mission creep, ever-changing objectives, ill-fated and costly attempts at nation-building, a failure to understand the nature of the opponent and local culture, …

Sahibzada M. Usman The plan to bring back the Tehran–Islamabad–Istanbul rail corridor feels like one of those big regional ideas that’s been floating around for ages but never quite delivered. This time, though, Pakistan, Iran and Turkey are putting actual dates and numbers on the table. Weekly trains …

Martin Banks A major new study claims that Donald Trump and the American MAGA movement have launched a ‘culture war’ on Europe. A major new study claims that Donald Trump and the American MAGA movement have launched a ‘culture war’ on Europe. It goes on to say that …