Whose Independence?
The United States marks its semi-quincentennial under a heavy blanket of historical irony and deep domestic fracture. As the nation hits the 250-year milestone, theRead More »Whose Independence?
More Than a Funeral
The streets of Tehran have turned into a massive sea of black-clad mourners as the delayed state funeral for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei finally began. MillionsRead More »More Than a Funeral
A Host Without Hospitality
The global arena of international sport has long been anchored by a foundational myth: that for ninety minutes on a pitch, the blood feuds, ideologicalRead More »A Host Without Hospitality
How India’s Hyper-nationalist Hydro-Hegemony Threatens South Asian Peace
The ripples of the Indus have long been the lifeblood of South Asia, but today they are being churned into the frontlines of a perilous,Read More »How India’s Hyper-nationalist Hydro-Hegemony Threatens South Asian Peace
The People’s Diplomacy of Palestine at the FIFA World Cup
The 2026 FIFA World Cup will certainly be remembered for the amazing goals scored, the shocking upsets, and the celebration of the game in threeRead More »The People’s Diplomacy of Palestine at the FIFA World Cup
Israel’s Rage Cannot Stop a Changing World
There is an old saying in diplomacy: “the measure of a country’s strength is not how it treats its enemies, but how carefully it preservesRead More »Israel’s Rage Cannot Stop a Changing World
The Fall of US Hegemony
The end of US hegemony is not an abstract discussion anymore that can be found only at university seminars and think tanks. The erosion ofRead More »The Fall of US Hegemony
Losing Bangladesh: The Cost of India’s Arrogance
There is an old maxim in diplomacy that says, ‘A wise man builds bridges while a fool builds walls’”. For many years, India has beenRead More »Losing Bangladesh: The Cost of India’s Arrogance
Women in Afghanistan Living Under Gender Apartheid
The image that emerges from Afghanistan today is not one of isolated abuses or sporadic discrimination, but of a systematically engineered architecture of exclusion. ItRead More »Women in Afghanistan Living Under Gender Apartheid
The Breaking of Hasbara: Gaza and the Failure of Controlled Narrative
Israel’s conduct in Gaza has not only unfolded on the battlefield; it has unfolded simultaneously in the information space, where perception has become as strategicallyRead More »The Breaking of Hasbara: Gaza and the Failure of Controlled Narrative
A Deal Israel Refuses to Digest
A Deal Israel Refuses to Digest For Israel’s political and security establishment, the emerging U.S-Iran understanding is not being read as diplomacy in motion butRead More »A Deal Israel Refuses to Digest
Can the US Control Israel?
In the heart of the current dilemma plaguing West Asia is a much more troubling situation for the US administration: whether the United States willRead More »Can the US Control Israel?