The Mecca Defence Agreement Should Become The Foundation Of A United Muslim Force By Dr Maqsood Jafri It is heartening news that on August 7, 2026, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, President Recep… Read More ›
A Five-Step Plan For Implementing The Indonesian-Russian Strategic Partnership By Andrew Korybko The vision is for Indonesia to follow India’s lead in balancing between China and the US via increased reliance on Russia. Russia and Indonesia agreed to enter into a strategic partnership… Read More ›
Could Saudi-Houthi Tensions Turn The Red Sea Into A New Strait Of Hormuz? By Uriel Araujo Rising tensions between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis illustrate how the Middle East continues to be shaped by the legacy of the Iraq War and… Read More ›
Ukraine’s Caspian Strikes: Is Kiev Now Part Of The Proxy War Against Iran? By Uriel Araujo The latest Ukrainian operation in the Caspian Sea has drawn Iran directly into the geopolitical equation, placing the INSTC and Russia-Iran cooperation under pressure. As… Read More ›
Saudi Arabia Has Five Points Of Leverage Over The US By Andrew Korybko It probably won’t ever muster up the political will to use them, however, but the possibility always remains. Trump recently surprised the Saudis by demanding that they recognize Israel as… Read More ›
Crypto’s Iran Paradox: A Tool Of US Financial Power And A Force For De-Escalation By Uriel Araujo Crypto has become an influential force in Washington. As the Iranian war risks threatening oil markets and the global economy, crypto interests may become… Read More ›
Why Did Ukraine Defy Trump’s Reported Warning Against Attacking Non-Russian Vessels In The Black Sea? By Andrew Korybko The optics are terrible for the Trump Administration. The partially US-owned Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), which facilitates landlocked Kazakhstan’s oil exports to the… Read More ›
The US’ Hybrid War Against Russia, China, And Iran Is A De Facto World War By Andrew Korybko Awareness of this fact could improve Russian policy formulation going forward. Ivan Timofeev, one of the Valdai Club’s programme directors and the Director… Read More ›
Brazil’s Rise As A Food Superpower Is Eroding America’s Agricultural Dominance By Uriel Araujo Trump’s tariffs on Brazil come as the South American giant closes in on the United States as the world’s leading agricultural exporter. Brazil’s rise as an agricultural… Read More ›
The Pentagon’s Trillion-Dollar Crisis Threatens America’s Superpower Status By Uriel Araujo Despite spending more than $1 trillion annually on defence, the United States faces procurement failures, industrial decline, leadership turmoil, and mounting costs from the Iran conflict. Growing fiscal dysfunction and… Read More ›