Democracies do not lose their core values in a single moment, it is slowly diluted through activities that look legal, funding that looks transparent, andRead More »When Outsiders Write the Rules: Foreign Lobbying in the West
When money speaks, principles fall silent. In theory, the United Nations formal halls allow one vote to each country, a reflection of sovereign judgement.Read More »Buying Influence? The Hidden Link Between Foreign Aid and UN Voting
The Success of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries has long depended upon a tightrope between national ambitions and collective discipline. The UAE’s withdrawalRead More »Oil, Order, and Opt-Outs: The UAE’s Break from OPEC
Southeast Asia is realizing that energy security is not just technocratic exercise reserved for planners and utilities, but also a fast-moving question of geopolitics, resilience,Read More »ASEAN Caught Between Supply Shocks and Strategic Realignments
The illusion of control is often the first casualty in a geopolitical crisis. Today, Washington appears to be discovering exactly that. For weeks, the UnitedRead More »A Shift in the Geometry of Power: Iran’s New Strategy
Western unity, considered a balancing pillar of the global order, is very much conditional in nature. It expands when interests align and shrinks sharply whenRead More »A Special Relationship Under Pressure: Reading the King’s US Visit
Elections in India are seen as the world’s largest democratic exercise. But scale alone cannot guarantee fair play. Recent reports of large-scale exclusion ofRead More »India’s Democratic Claim Meets West Bengal Reality
A world led by erratic leadership and marked by rising geopolitical volatility is now discovering that even oceans have chokepoints. The Strait of MalaccaRead More »Malacca: The Strait That Can Choke the World
Tonight in Washington D.C., a suspect of Indian descent attacked a prominent U.S. press dinner, an event full of journalists and operatives. The timing wasRead More »Shadow Operations: India’s Global Crackdown on Dissent
New Delhi’s increasing military cooperation with Seoul is far beyond a simple two-way deal – it’s a strategic message to Beijing that is not onlyRead More »A Deal That Alarms China: India and South Korea Redefine Power Equations
Operation Sindoor revealed not just India’s narrative ambitions, but its willingness to weaponize disinformation, and how badly that strategy backfired. When India launched Operation SindoorRead More »How Operation Sindoor’s Disinformation War Undid India’s Credibility
After a 20-year hiatus from voting, the people of Deir el-Balah are about to finalize their municipal council election this weekend – an event thatRead More »Gaza’s First Vote in Two Decades: Hope, History and Hard Numbers