China’s Balancing Act on Iran at the SCO Summit
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek this week offered a revealing glimpse into Beijing’s delicate diplomatic choreography. On…
Pakistan’s Multi-Alignment, Domestic Fragility, and the Multipolar Trap
On 8 April 2026, Pakistan brokered a two-week ceasefire in the war between the United States and Iran. In the…
China’s Likely Reaction to the End of the U.S. – Iran War
The conclusion of a U.S.–Iran war would reverberate across Asia, and China’s response would be shaped by its strategic calculus…
AI and the Illusion of Smarter War
There is a moment in the long, unglamorous history of weapons development when a technology stops being a tool and…
Pakistan’s Unreliable Mediation Role Puts Question Marks on US-Iran Negotiations
Washington has convinced itself that Pakistan is the indispensable conduit to Tehran. The more useful question, and the one the…
Restraint and Civilizational Resilience: The UAE’s Response to Iranian Coercive attacks
At 3.47 in the morning on 28 February 2026, UAE’s sky right above Dubai exploded. Hundreds of Iranian ballistic missiles…
Pakistan’s Bid for Relevance Meets Iran’s Distrust
Pakistan’s latest attempt to position itself at the center of US-Iran diplomacy is beginning to look less like statecraft and…
Pakistan as Peacemaker? The Munir Doctrine, Praetorian Decay, and the Limits of Chameleon Diplomacy
When Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir’s aircraft touched down in Tehran in April 2026, the diplomatic commentariat of three continents…
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…
