When Peace Becomes a Strategic Threat
Whenever there is even a slight possibility of negotiation taking shape, Israel often seems to feel threatened by it. Instead of allowing that space to grow, the pattern has been…
Operation Epic Fury and the Future of the No-Nuclear Iran Objective
Strategic Assessment Diplomacy still offers a pathway to a no-nuclear Iran, but that window is narrowing.
Declaring “No Quarter” – Psychological Warfare or Simply Hiding Defeat Behind Tough Rhetoric?
Declaring “no quarter” has always been a raw, old-school way of saying you’re not taking prisoners and won’t show mercy. In practice, it can absolutely work as psychological warfare. When…
Iran’s Final Deterrent as Conventional Power Fades
Is there a possibility that Iran might eventually pursue nuclear weapons as a final deterrent against the United States and Israel, especially if its conventional military capabilities and tactical equipment…
Operation Epic Fury: A Strategic Scorecard
The recent escalation known as Operation Epic Fury has become one of the most consequential military confrontations in the West Asia in recent years. Conducted primarily by the United States…
From Aspirational Leader to Puppet: US Leverage via Epstein Ends India’s Autonomy
It’s official: India, which was poised to lead a multipolar world through genuine multilateralism and non-alignment, has now lost its strategic autonomy and effectively become a colony of a select…
Abandoning Strategic Autonomy Invites Exploitation
When a nation allows its strategic autonomy to erode, it does not lose it all at once. It yields it in increments, through small concessions that appear practical in the…
The War That Could Have Been Avoided: Europe and Russia Share Equal Blame
Today marks four years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. A grim milestone that drags the conflict into its fifth year. The roots go…
Structural and Escalatory Risks of an International Stabilization Force in Gaza
The Thin Line Between Peacekeeping and Enforcement The idea of deploying an International Stabilization Force in Gaza, with troops from Indonesia, Morocco, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Albania, Pakistan, Greece and possibly others,…
Keeping Sport Above Politics and Defining the Purpose of Rule 50 of the Olympic Charter
Rule 50 of the Olympic Charter remains central to the International Olympic Committee’s effort to preserve neutrality and unity at the Games. With athletes representing nations that often hold sharply…