Strategic Patience, Armed Resistance, and the Fight for Constitutional Democracy The declaration of open military operations by General Sayed Sami Sadat, chairman of theRead More »The War to Reclaim Afghanistan

  Border Enforcement, Statehood Recognition, and the Limits of Strategic Coercion The diplomatic standoff between Washington and Putrajaya over Malaysia’s long standing immigration policy towardRead More »Sovereignty on Trial: The US-Malaysia Dispute Over Israeli Entry

Structural Integration, Institutional Entrenchment, and Democratic Accountability A newly disclosed intelligence assessment from the CIA reveals a real strategic shift in how Israeli officials areRead More »CIA Assessment: Israel’s Long Game in Washington

Strategic Divergence, Transactional Statecraft, and the Recalibration of US-Israel Relations   When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived at the White House through a sideRead More »Trump’s Cold Shoulder to Netanyahu

  Strategic Realignment, Pragmatic Cooperation, and Pakistan’s Pivot in West Asia The formalization of defense cooperation between Islamabad and Gulf capitals marks a genuinely pivotalRead More »A Muslim Security Alliance?

Direct Strikes, Regional Escalation, and the Breakdown of Asymmetric Deterrence   The joint American and Saudi military strikes against Iran backed Popular Mobilization Forces inRead More »Iran’s Proxy Strategy Is Backfiring

Transactional Diplomacy, Sovereign Red Lines, and the Escalation of Proliferation Risks   The ink on the multi decade US Saudi civil nuclear cooperation agreement wasRead More »The Cost of Linking Nuclear Deals to the Abraham Accords

Strategic Vulnerabilities, Supply Bottlenecks, and the Collapse of Diplomatic Frameworks The diplomatic maneuvering on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Manila exposed something prettyRead More »Ukraine’s Clock Is Ticking

Strategic Coercion, Regional Precedents, and the Fallacy of Western Guarantees   American officials have a long habit of dressing up strategic coercion as generosity. WhenRead More »Prosperity or Submission? Washington’s Offer to Iran

Humanitarian Decay, Geopolitical Hypocrisy, and the Urgency of Global Accountability   The global news cycle runs on a short attention span, but human suffering doesn’tRead More »Gaza Is Still Dying. The World Just Stopped Watching.