Iran War

Iraq War’s Unfinished Legacy: How US Military Victory Opened Door to Iran’s Strategic Influence

More than two decades after the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the United States continues to confront a paradox that has defined many modern wars: overwhelming military success does not necessarily translate into political victory. The campaign against Saddam Hussein’s regime...
Minab School Strike

Minab School Strike: How Collapse of US Civilian-Protection Safeguards May Have Led to One of Deadliest Missile Attacks on Children in Decades

The images that emerged from the southern Iranian port city of Minab stunned even veteran military analysts accustomed to the brutal calculus of modern warfare. A collapsed elementary school lay buried beneath shattered concrete, twisted metal and fragments of children’s...
Iran protests

Iran in Turmoil: US Threatens Military Action, Royalist Voices Amplify Amid Protests and Calls for Political Change

As Iranian and U.S. diplomats meet in Geneva for high-stakes negotiations aimed at averting a potential war, political tension within Iran is reaching a fever pitch. The Islamic Republic faces its most severe crisis since its founding in 1979. U.S....
Rare earths, China

China’s Export Control Dispute with Japan Exposes Southeast Asia to Supply Chain Dependence and Growing Geopolitical Risk

China’s escalating restrictions on Japanese defence-linked companies have largely been framed as a bilateral clash between Asia’s two largest economies. Yet the consequences extend far beyond Tokyo and Beijing. Across Southeast Asia, where supply chains for rare earths, electronics, automotive...
Pakistan Dominates in Air and Technology-Yet Afghanistan’s Mountains Could Neutralize Advantage in Sustained Confrontation

Pakistan Dominates in Air and Technology, Yet Afghanistan’s Mountains Could Neutralize Advantage in Sustained Confrontation

The latest military confrontation between Pakistan and Afghanistan marks one of the most serious turning points in relations between the two neighbors since the Afghan Taliban returned to power in August 2021. What began as recurring border skirmishes and mutual...
US Submarine operating Arctic

Arctic Spotlight Intensifies: Trump’s Greenland Focus Raises Norwegian Fears While Locals Remain Unmoved

The Arctic’s frozen waters became the scene of both a medical emergency and intensifying geopolitical drama this weekend, as Denmark’s Joint Arctic Command evacuated an ill crew member from a United States submarine operating in Greenlandic waters. The rescue, conducted...
China, Russia and Iran JOINT NAVAL DRILLS , Maritime Security Belt 2026

US-Iran Tensions Escalate Naval Maneuvers Redefine Strategic Calculus in Persian Gulf

The recent spike in US-Iran tensions is not merely another episode in the familiar cycle of provocations, ultimatums, and tentative negotiations. Following the second round of Geneva talks on February 17, during which both sides reportedly agreed to a two-week...
US, Iran

US-Iran Indirect Talks in Geneva Signal Potential Deal on Uranium Enrichment, But Leave Missiles, Proxies, and Human Rights Off the Table

The latest round of US-Iran diplomatic engagement took place in Geneva on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, in an unconventional format described as “indirect talks.” Lasting between three and four hours, these discussions involved US envoys and Iranian representatives communicating via...
Japan Military

Takaichi’s “Make Japan Strong Again” Strategy Ties Military Revival to Rising Tensions with China Over Taiwan

Japan’s political landscape has undergone a dramatic transformation following a historic landslide victory by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in last week’s parliamentary elections. For the first time since its founding in 1955, the...
Tarique Rahman, Bangladesh

BNP Landslide in Bangladesh’s 13th Parliamentary Election Fatigue, Strategy and Fragmentation Reshape Political Order

In winning Bangladesh’s 13th national parliamentary election, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) capitalized on a rare convergence of public exhaustion and strategic patience, securing a commanding 212-seat landslide that redefines the country’s political trajectory. The victory was not sudden. It...
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