International Relations & Diplomacy
Corridors of Power: The Strategic Stakes of the Türkiye–Libya Deal
Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate
The 2019 Türkiye-Libya Maritime Delimitation Agreement fundamentally reconfigures the contested geopolitical landscape of the Eastern Mediterranean, shifting the regional...
Between the Lines: Ambiguity and Leverage in the DRC–Rwanda Peace Accord
Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate
The June 2025 DRC–Rwanda Peace Agreement functions less as a genuine humanitarian framework and more as a calculated instrument...
Rethinking Connectivityin a Multipolar World: Türkiye’s Development Road
Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate
Global connectivity initiatives are no longer merely logistical trade routes, but have instead become the primary geopolitical battlegrounds where...
A Pawn on the Geopolitical Chessboard: The Druze Question in Syria
Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate
The contemporary push for Druze autonomy in southern Syria operates as a complex geopolitical paradox, where historical demands for...
Backdoors and Backlash: India in the Fog of Israel–Iran Shadow War
The 12-day war between Iran and Israel, which broke out on June 13, 2025, marked one of the most intense flare-ups in their decades-long...
The End of Quiet Diplomacy: The Fallout of a Brutal Raid on Russia–Azerbaijan Relations
Two brothers, Huseyn and Ziyaddin Safarov, brutally beaten and left to die after a Russian police raid in Yekaterinburg, have become the unexpected epicentre...
Russia’s Maximalist Designs Leave the World One Option: Maximum Diplomacy
It is rare for the mask to slip so completely, but Vladimir Putin’s recent declaration that “the whole of Ukraine is ours”—made during his...
Iran at the Crossroads: War, Maximum Pressure, and the Fight for Regime Survival
After decades of shadow confrontations with Israel and the United States—punctuated by occasional cooperation, such as during the wars in Afghanistan (2001) and Iraq...
Hostage to the War Machine:How Israel’s Recklessness Endangers America
Emboldened by decades of unpunished aggression, Israel has now plunged headlong into military recklessness—pulling its American enablers and the broader Middle East into yet...
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21-25 September 2026 Edition Edition
