Opinion – Beyond Neo-Ottomanism in Turkey’s Syria Strategy
Stability in Syria and in the wider region depends on pragmatic engagement with Ankara, not outdated assumptions about empire.
Opinion – International Students Are a High-Return Investment for the United States
The US, a global magnet for over a million international students annually, gains far more than academic prestige from this influx.
Israel, the Ultimate Realist
Israeli strategic planners can see both the collapse of Iran and the waning of American military centrality as dual pathways to regional hegemony.
Opinion – Rethinking the China Challenge
The central task is not merely to outcompete China, but to reimagine power in a world of environmental limits and democratic erosion.
Proscribing Palestine Action: Questions and Issues for the UK
The freedom of association is a fundamental tenet of liberalism, and interfering with it can evoke authoritarianism.
Mimicking Democracy Promotion: How Parallel Observers Undermine OSCE Election Monitoring
Parallel election monitoring does not just compete with established missions – it mimics them, subtly rewriting the rules of legitimacy from within.
Is Restraint a Realistic Option for Donald Trump?
Trump’s peacemaker aspirations, based on his intention to end the Russia-Ukraine war and withdraw troops from the Middle East, appears to be on shaky ground.
The Gibraltar-Spain Border Deal: The Last Piece of the EU Exit Jigsaw?
Several Brexit-related issues concerning the British Overseas Territories remain unresolved and, hopefully, will soon be addressed.
When Soft Power is Weaponized: The Thai-Cambodian Border Crisis
In an era when a private conversation can be transformed into a global spectacle, diplomacy can be co-opted into a theatre of national humiliation and political sabotage.
How Delegative Argentine Democracy Has Become under Milei
Argentina’s constitution significantly limits presidential power, guarantees institutional resilience, and decentralizes political authority.
