International Relations & Diplomacy
A Pawn on the Geopolitical Chessboard: The Druze Question in Syria
Recent clashes and violent confrontations between the Druze community and Arab Bedouin tribes in southern Syria have drawn renewed attention to this volatile region....
Backdoors and Backlash: India in the Fog of Israel–Iran Shadow War
The 12-day war between Iran and Israel, which broke out on June 13, 2025, marked one of the most intense flare-ups in their decades-long...
The End of Quiet Diplomacy: The Fallout of a Brutal Raid on Russia–Azerbaijan Relations
Two brothers, Huseyn and Ziyaddin Safarov, brutally beaten and left to die after a Russian police raid in Yekaterinburg, have become the unexpected epicentre...
Russia’s Maximalist Designs Leave the World One Option: Maximum Diplomacy
It is rare for the mask to slip so completely, but Vladimir Putin’s recent declaration that “the whole of Ukraine is ours”—made during his...
Iran at the Crossroads: War, Maximum Pressure, and the Fight for Regime Survival
After decades of shadow confrontations with Israel and the United States—punctuated by occasional cooperation, such as during the wars in Afghanistan (2001) and Iraq...
Hostage to the War Machine:How Israel’s Recklessness Endangers America
Emboldened by decades of unpunished aggression, Israel has now plunged headlong into military recklessness—pulling its American enablers and the broader Middle East into yet...
From Proxy Conflict to Open War: Iran on the Brink?
Sirens echoing across the skies of Tehran, smoke rising from the port of Haifa, and F-35s launching from Israel’s Negev Desert all point to...
The Istanbul Moment: Between Drones and Diplomacy
By all appearances, the Ukraine war is advancing along a deeply unsettling trajectory, one where the fear of escalation is no longer escalating. Paradoxically,...
End of the Liberal Ethos or a Normative Deficit? Responsible Powerhood and The Case of Türkiye
The post-Cold War unipolar order, long characterised by the United States’ predominance, is giving way to an increasingly multipolar international system.This shift is driven...