Central Asia is the prime battlefield in the New Great Game
Samarkand, Uzbekistan – The historical Heartland – or Central Eurasia – already is, and will continue to be, the prime battlefield in the New...
Arctic Security Awakening – A Wake-Up Call for Canada?
In the aftermath of an international conference organized by the Wilson Center and the Max Bell School of Public Policy (MBSPP) at McGill University,...
The World War III Trigger?
A Nuclear Doomsday is in offing. The nuclear trigger can be pulled at any moment. The Baltic region is likely to be an epicentre...
Will China succeed in brokering peace between Palestine and Israel?
It is feasible for China to continue playing an important role in mediating Middle East conflicts. In fact, it already has. In the case...
New survey shows strong support for armed resistance if Nordic countries are attacked
In a recent survey carried out by the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), more than two in three of 1,000 adults in Norway said...
Military coups in Africa: here’s what determines a return to civilian rule
Slightly more than two years after Niger’s first peaceful handover of power from one civilian president to another, the military seized power in July...
Taliban Prepare Suicide Bombers in Water Dispute with Iran
In mid-May, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi issued a warning to the Taliban: honor Afghanistan’s water-supply agreement or face the consequences. A well-known Taliban figure offered a...
How Manipur Violence is Challenging India’s Politics
Interethnic violence has grown over the summer in India’s northeastern Manipur state, with reports on Thursday claiming three people had been killed and several...
Survey: Geopolitical risks are a top global threat to businesses
Businesses see geopolitical tensions as the biggest threat to the global economy right now, according to the latest survey by Oxford Economics. The finding...
A More Strategic German Foreign Policy?
Germany’s new strategies are important foreign policy markers, but they shy away from establishing the country as a leader among European powers. This summer,...