Israel can afford a long war with Iran—US cannot
Israel’s likely war objectives have as much to do with a deeper weakening of Iran’s state apparatus and military capabilities as they do with a clean endpoint such as regime […]
C Raja Mohan writes | Resilience and patience helped Delhi weather Trump’s tariff storm. India-US partnership is structurally sound, durable
The convergence of strategic interests and the creation of a dense architecture of cooperation in the last quarter of a century was not going to be easily wrecked by personality […]
Trump’s Board of Peace Cracks the BRICS Wall
The myth of a global south resisting U.S. hegemony melted away in Davos.
Trump and Xi pause trade war, not rivalry
China secured the more durable advantage — retaining policy space even as the US claimed a short-term victory.
Five Eyes fracture and the Trump disruption in Western intelligence
Formed during World War II, the alliance now faces an internal crisis triggered by profound shifts in US policy.
Trump’s world, Russia’s opportunity
Whether it leads to a lasting shift or a temporary reprieve, Trump’s presidency undoubtedly opens a door that Moscow is eager to step through. It gives Russia room to manoeuvre, […]