Islamabad Failed, the Gulf Endures: Rethinking US–Iran Diplomacy
In the early hours of Sunday, April 12, 2026, US Vice President JD Vance descended the steps of Serena Hotel…
US-Iran Ceasefire: An Indian Assessment of the Final Nail in Unipolarity’s Coffin
On 7 April 2026, forty days into the most consequential military confrontation the Persian Gulf had witnessed since the Iran-Iraq…
Rented Security, Revealed Fragility: The Arab Gulf States’ Strategic Reckoning
In the early hours of 28 February 2026, a one-way Iranian attack drone worth approximately $20,000 struck the AN/FPS-132 early-warning radar near Al…
Mosaic Resilience: Iran and the New Art of Decentralized Attrition
The decapitation strikes of 28 February 2026 were intended as the decisive culmination of a long-dominant Western doctrine: eliminate senior…
Pakistan’s Shrinking Room for Neutrality Amid the Expanding War in West Asia
As the war expands in West Asia and Saudi Arabia hardens its security posture, Pakistan is being pulled toward a…
Why the U.S. Must Exit the Iran War
The United States’ continued military engagement in Iran is not simply a tactical miscalculation. It is a profound strategic error…
Algorithmic Hubris and the Collapse of Strategic Imagination in the 2026 West Asian War
On 28 February 2026, an AI – enabled strike eliminated Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and senior command officials…
Closing the Strait of Hormuz: A Dangerous Necessity or a Strategic Illusion?
ROME: Few waterways carry as much geopolitical weight as the Strait of Hormuz. A narrow maritime corridor linking the Persian…
The Strait of Hormuz: Why the World Cannot Afford Iranian Control
Few waterways embody the fragility of global order as starkly as the Strait of Hormuz. At its narrowest, just 21…
Does Iran’s new Supreme Leader Matter?
Iran’s announcement of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s replacement after his death by US-Israeli bombing came at an unexpectedly rapid pace. Within…
