The current turbulence across the Middle East has once again raised a fundamental question: how has Shiite-majority Iran managed to exert such sustained influence across predominantly Sunni Muslim nations? From the Gulf monarchies to segments of political movements in the wider Muslim world, Tehran’s reach has often exceeded what sectarian arithmetic alone would predict.
To understand this phenomenon, one must revisit 1979 – the year [...]

When missiles fly and the language of diplomacy shrinks to soundbites, moral clarity is usually the first casualty. In the escalating confrontation involving Iran, the European Union has chosen a posture that raises uncomfortable questions about consistency, sovereignty, and the credibility of its professed values. Rather than foregrounding international law or explicitly condemning unilateral military [...]

A Latvia-based researcher who regularly presents on minority rights and xenophobia at international forums sought and received funding from a Russian state foundation sanctioned by the European Union, according to leaked internal documents and correspondence reviewed by investigative journalists. The records suggest that the researcher, Valery Engel, applied for financial support from Pravfond – a [...]

A sweeping new study on illicit finance in cryptocurrency markets paints a stark picture of how hostile governments and transnational crime syndicates are leveraging digital assets to evade sanctions, launder billions and fund cyber operations. The report, titled Confronting the Illicit-Finance Hydra in Crypto Markets: Protecting Retail Investors and Disrupting Hostile Government Exploitation, estimates that at [...]

A coordinated cyberattack briefly compromised at least ten official Syrian government accounts on the social media platform X, exposing vulnerabilities in the country’s digital governance architecture at a moment of intensifying regional conflict. The breach, confirmed on March 3 by Syria’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, underscored the increasing convergence between geopolitical tensions and [...]

Pakistan’s claims of neutrality in the Middle East mask a deeper alignment with US strategic interests and regional power politics. Behind narratives of victimhood and sovereignty lies a pattern of dependency, propaganda, and calculated geopolitical positioning 
Pakistan often portrays itself as a nation caught in the crosshairs of regional rivalries, claiming that it could be the [...]

The Nobel Peace Prize is draped in moral grandeur. It is presented as humanity’s highest affirmation of fraternity, reconciliation, and moral courage. Its recipients are cast as architects of harmony in a fractured world. Yet history—when examined without sentiment—reveals a pattern that is deeply unsettling. Time and again, when figures from politically fragile or developing [...]

As tensions escalate in the Persian Gulf following US-Israeli strikes on Iran and Tehran’s retaliatory actions, India finds itself navigating a familiar yet increasingly complex geopolitical dilemma. The crisis has ignited intense debate across political, bureaucratic, and strategic circles in New Delhi, exposing the delicate balance between energy security, diplomatic positioning, economic resilience, and the [...]

The trajectory of Iran’s current military escalation against Gulf states reflects a profound strategic miscalculation-one that risks eroding Tehran’s diplomatic capital, widening regional fault lines and inviting consequences that may ultimately weaken Iran itself. A careful examination of the unfolding crisis reveals that alternative pathways were available to Tehran, pathways that could have preserved political [...]

The issue of manpower in Ukraine remains one of the regime’s most serious problems. Having already exhausted most of its military capabilities after four years of intense conflict, Ukraine is tightening authoritarian measures of forced recruitment, frequently kidnapping ordinary people off the streets to send them to the front – even without proper military training. [...]