The Mecca Pact: A Strategic Nightmare for Israel
By Daniel Frost Ask Israeli planners what keeps them up at night and they won’t point to any single hostile neighbor. The nightmareRead More »The Mecca Pact: A Strategic Nightmare for Israel
Why China Says No to US Sanctions
By Adam Reed The latest round of unilateral US sanctions against Iran runs into something Washington doesn’t like to admit: its ability toRead More »Why China Says No to US Sanctions
India and China: A Pause, Not a Reset
By Ahan S. Prakash Xi Jinping’s upcoming visit to New Delhi will be treated as a diplomatic event of the first order, and inRead More »India and China: A Pause, Not a Reset
The Islamophobia Axis: Israel and Europe’s Far Right
By Daniel Frost Something has quietly shifted in how the far right in Europe and the hardline wing of the Israeli government do businessRead More »The Islamophobia Axis: Israel and Europe’s Far Right
The US: Eighty Years of Unfinished Wars
By Adam Reed Since the end of World War II, the most powerful military machine on earth has lived with a strange contradiction.Read More »The US: Eighty Years of Unfinished Wars
Nepal’s Glacier Collapse and the New Geography of Disaster
By Ahan S. Prakash The chunk of glacier that peeled off the mountain near the Nepal Tibet border didn’t just collapse. It fellRead More »Nepal’s Glacier Collapse and the New Geography of Disaster
Netanyahu’s Politics of Perpetual War
By Ketty L. Benjamin Netanyahu has rarely relied on peace to secure his political survival. His power rests on the cultivation of perpetualRead More »Netanyahu’s Politics of Perpetual War
The Indus Waters Test: India vs. International Law
By Ahan S. Prakash On 31 August 2026, the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague did something courts rarely get credit for:Read More »The Indus Waters Test: India vs. International Law
Sanctions Siegecraft: Washington’s Paper Power Exposed
By Adam Reed The rollout of Operation Economic Outcast is a telling sign of how desperate the Trump administration has become. The thinking in WashingtonRead More »Sanctions Siegecraft: Washington’s Paper Power Exposed
Ben Gvir: The Face of Israel’s Dehumanization Policy
By Daniel Frost When Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir released footage of himself strolling through Damon security prison to confront female Palestinian prisoners,Read More »Ben Gvir: The Face of Israel’s Dehumanization Policy
Bangladesh Eyes Mecca Pact: A New Challenge for India
By Ahan S. Prakash Bangladesh has never been quick to make waves on the security front, which is why the signals coming outRead More »Bangladesh Eyes Mecca Pact: A New Challenge for India
Why Did the CIA Chief Secretly Fly to Moscow?
By Adam Reed The sudden, unannounced appearance of a U.S. Air Force C 17A Globemaster on the tarmac of Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport carryingRead More »Why Did the CIA Chief Secretly Fly to Moscow?