By Seymur Mammadov In the South Caucasus today, transport corridors are no longer merely lines on the map. They have become instruments of power, influence, and long-term geopolitical positioning. Whoever controls connectivity shapes trade flows, political alignments, and ultimately the region’s future. Against this backdrop, Azerbaijan’s simultaneous engagement with both the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway and […]
Read MoreBy Abdulrahman Al-Rashed Our region is strewn with long-buried landmines, any one of which could spark unintended consequences. This is not meant to refer to the Saudi-Emirati dispute in southern Yemen, despite it being one of today’s heated issues that could still be resolved through direct talks. Beyond these landmines, however, the more dangerous issue […]
Read MoreBy Vladimir Bekish Today it is becoming increasingly difficult to find any region or country that has escaped Donald Trump’s attention. His gaze – part political, part commercial – seems to reach almost everywhere. Perhaps Norway is the only place that feels relatively calm for now, having shown little enthusiasm for turning Trump into a […]
Read MoreBy Osama Al-Sharif Critics from all sides will have much to say about this week’s unveiling by President Donald Trump of his much-touted “Board of Peace,” of which he is chairman. The board is an international transitional body that will provide oversight and supervision for Gaza’s governance under Trump’s peace plan, which was signed and […]
Read MoreBy Hani Hazaimeh The renewed clashes in and around Aleppo between Syrian government forces and Kurdish armed groups come at a moment when Syria should be consolidating peace, not reopening old wounds. After more than a decade of devastating war, the country stands at a crossroads: either it moves toward stabilization and national recovery or […]
Read MoreBy Sayantan Haldar India’s maritime security agenda has evolved to include complex and multifaceted dimensions. As New Delhi assumes a central role in shaping the security dynamics across the wider Indo-Pacific, the Indian Navy, the country’s primary maritime security agent, has increasingly operated on various fronts. While it may be commonly assumed that the role […]
Read MoreBy Andrew Hammond The coming year will surely have some significant surprises in store, both politically and economically. However, one relatively predictable feature of the global landscape will be the launch of China’s new five-year plan, the 15th such iteration. Beijing’s five-year plans have long been defining characteristics of not just the Chinese but also the […]
Read MoreBy Daoud Kuttab Tragedies are not meant to be moments for scoring political points. When acts of terrorism occur, responsible leaders seek to calm tensions, unite their societies, express solidarity with victims’ families and visit the injured as a public display of empathy. Sadly, this kind of leadership was conspicuously absent in the response of […]
Read MoreBy Dr. Sinem Cengiz A year ago, when the Assad regime collapsed, many immediately declared that “Turkiye is the greatest winner in Syria,” given Ankara’s close ties with the new leadership in Damascus. Even US President Donald Trump implied the same thing. However, over the past year, Turkiye has demonstrated that it is not after […]
Read MoreBy Aditya Gowdara Shivamurthy and Uditi Lunawat On 22nd November, Sri Lanka’s Energy Minister, Kumara Jayakody, highlighted the government’s efforts to develop Trincomalee with India. He mentioned that India has proposed a submarine product pipeline to connect both countries, and the latter would also be sending a joint working team to discuss the development of the […]
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