Examining the political, economic, and security impacts of Beijing losing a key ‘strategic partner’ in the Middle East.

The fall of Assad in Syria is a monumental geopolitical event, and one that will reverberate on the domestic, regional, and international levels. And whatever the new order that eventually emerges, it will not resemble the Levant of the past.

Lessons can be gleaned from the past two administrations’ national security strategies when the Trump administration sets upon the task of writing its own in the New Year.

Examining the political contexts and linkages between Kurdish movements in Syria, Iraq, Iran, and Turkey – all of which will be impacted by the fall of the Assad regime in Syria.

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) defies any easy comparison to moderate or radical examples of Islamist groups, further complicating the highly consequential matter of future sanction relief.

As India navigates the complexities of a multipolar global system, its defense strategy will play a crucial role in shaping its future and ensuring its continued rise as a global power.

The China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC) was supposed to provide economic growth while alleviating one of China’s overriding strategic concerns, but the project has never truly gotten off the ground.

As Russia's cyberwarfare operations increasingly integrate peripheral and core actors, they form a functional symbiosis that enhances both scale and technical expertise. An effective defense demands a response as dynamic and multifaceted as the threat itself.

Mounting insecurity and conflict are expanding the geopolitical role of the Organization of Turkic States, creating new inroads into Central Asia for Türkiye.

Amid mounting geopolitical risk, the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, or ‘Middle Corridor,’ is getting prepared to play a more central role in global trade.