Sweden’s Hybrid Threat Landscape
MALMÖ, SWEDEN: A teenager stood outside an apartment building in Malmö with a knife and a name. Inside, the intended…
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…
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…
The Fault Lines That End Modern Wars
People frequently assume that the wars are won or lost on the battlefield. Armies advance, enemies retreat, and one side…
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…
U.S.-Iran at the Brink: Why Diplomacy Matters
U.S.-Iran relations have entered a highly dangerous period. What used to be a cold ideological rivalry between the two countries…
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…
After Khamenei: War, Succession, and India’s Strategic Calculus in West Asia
The assassination of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on 28 February 2026 marks an abrupt and seismic rupture in the 47-year trajectory…
