American Military Power and World Peace: A Strategic Paradox?

Tewfik Hamel • Aug 28 2025 • Articles

Reliance on military primacy as a tool of governance often undermines the very stability it seeks to guarantee.

Opinion – Australia’s Recognition of Palestine as a Catalyst

Timothy Lakaseru • Aug 26 2025 • Articles

The Albanese administration’s recognition of Palestine signifies a long-calculated intersection between its principles and strategic interests in the region.

Opinion – Wi-Fi, War and West Papua in an Algorithmic Age

Christopher Burke • Aug 26 2025 • Articles

Jürgen Habermas envisioned a public sphere grounded in dialogue, mutual understanding and accountability – today’s digital ecosystem deviates significantly from this.

Hybrid Threats and the Evolution of Russian Sabotage

Ninon de Buchet • Aug 26 2025 • Essays

Present-day Russian sabotage mirrors Soviet-era doctrine of escalation and target selection but harnesses cyber-enabled technologies and emerging Western vulnerabilities.

Interregnum and the Normalisation of Deviation: Unveiling the Structure of International Order

Konstantina D. Oikonomou • Aug 25 2025 • Articles

If aggression has become ordinary, it is because the order has adjusted to accommodate it.

Opinion – The Performance of UN Transitional Authorities

Martin Duffy • Aug 25 2025 • Articles

UNTAs were a big hope for the international community, but despite high expenditure the UN has only a mixed track-record.

Toward a Dynamic Narrative of Return in Complex Conflict Environments

Tamirace Fakhoury • Aug 25 2025 • Articles

Peacebuilders developing repatriation programs must consider the interconnected impacts of conflict, crises, economies and regime change.

Opinion – One Year of Masoud Pezeshkian’s Leadership in Iran

Stuti Gogoi • Aug 25 2025 • Articles

Hardliners still remain dominant in Iranian politics, and Pezeshkian is too cautious about losing their confidence.

Review – The Once and Future World Order

Bo Yuan Chang • Aug 23 2025 • Features

Acharya reframes the world order as multicivilizational and co-created, though his global claims would benefit from clearer links between ideas and practice.

Causes, Consequences and Repercussions of the Conflict with Syria’s Druze Minority

Yakub Halabi • Aug 22 2025 • Articles

As a small powerless minority, the attack by the Jihadi forces against the Druze deepened the community’s dependence on Israel as their only savior.

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