Could Israel & Hezbollah Actually Go to War?
Israel and Hezbollah are on the brink of full-scale as the President Benjamin Netanyahu seriously considers sending the IDF into Lebanon. However, Hezbollah is not Hamas, being far more powerful and t...
18 Juli 202438min
If we're in a New Cold War, does the USA need a new grand strategy for China?
China thinks 'its their historical right to be' the world's foremost power, and the US 'doesn't have a moment to waste' in adequately preparing or responding to the flashpoint that could bring the 21s...
3 Juni 202457min
What has the Russia-Ukraine War Done to Human Rights, War Crimes & the Law of War?
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10 Maj 202432min
Have the Iran-Israel Clashes put the Middle East in a New Permacrisis?
Israel and Iran’s clashes over April 2024 has left the Middle East in state of permacrisis. While immediate threat of war escalation seems to have subsided, the long term geopolitical implications are...
3 Maj 202434min
Are the Houthis in Yemen permanently reshaping global commercial shipping?
Since Oct 7th the world has been rocked by the Israel-Hamas War. That has caused a series if escalations, including the ongoing Houthi disruptions to maritime security and global commercial shipping.I...
18 Jan 202450min
South Asia: A region in Good or Bad Condition?
South Asia - or the Indian subcontinent to others - is going through a concentrated set of shifts. Three of the main players - Bangladesh, Pakistan and India, all have major elections next year with e...
31 Dec 202351min
Can the UN's COP28 deliver on Climate Change?
The United Nations Climate Change Conference - known to most as COP - and in this case, COP28, is the highest-level of international engagement and gathering to find collective solutions to the globe'...
7 Dec 202322min
Is the BRICS bloc Overhyped or Underestimated?
2023 was a big year for multinational, multi-forum events, ranging from the G20 to BRICS to the annual UN General Assembly. But of these, the concept and symbolism of BRICS is often the one that captu...
17 Nov 202330min
