Why the US and Iran Are Losing Confidence in Pakistan
In its role as the primary mediator between the United States and Iran, Pakistan has sought to be all things to both sides. Neither is convinced. Read More Here
‘Transactional’ but pivotal: how Xi-Trump talks could redefine US-China fault lines
Chinese and US leaders are likely to focus on stability and achievable outcomes rather than breakthroughs when they meet in Beijing. Read More Here
America Has Lost Its Leverage Over China
How Trump and Xi could cement Beijing’s advantage for years to come. Read More Here
When Chinese and US leaders meet
When the leaders of China and the United States speak or meet, the world pays attention. Read More Here
The Ancient Strategists Judge Modern America : What Machiavelli, Kautilya, and Sun Tzu Would Say About Trump’s America First Policy
When Donald Trump returned to the White House in 2025 and doubled down on his America First doctrine — imposing sweeping tariffs of up to 145% on Chinese goods, pressuring NATO allies, stepping back from multilateral institutions, and pursuing a transactional foreign policy stripped of ideological pretence — he did so in the name of […]
The Iran War will drain the Gulf’s $6trn treasure chest
The conflict complicates life for the custodians of Middle Eastern oil fortunes. Read More Here
The Doomed Road to Tehran
Policymakers have not understood that the Iran War is more akin to Vietnam than Iraq. Read More Here
Mossadegh | The Shah | Khomeini | Khamenei: Four Spirits That Haunt the Space Between Iran and America
In the Persian language, the word ruh carries a weight that the English word ‘spirit’ only partially translates. It is at once the animating breath of the living and the residual force of the dead. The ruh does not simply vanish when its vessel is extinguished. It permeates the world it once shaped, bending the […]
America Has Lost the Arab World
Wars in Gaza, Iran, and elsewhere have Sunk Washington’s reputation—maybe for good. Read More Here
Trump’s Ceasefire Still Leaves the US and Iran Mired in Quandary
US President Donald Trump has two weeks to figure out whether he’s untangled the knot he created in Iran, or just pulled it tighter. Read More Here
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