Fallout Mounts for Saudi Arabia in Wake of Khashoggi Murder
The diplomatic consequences are mounting for Saudi Arabia after the apparent assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Myanmar’s Divided Peace Process: Hope amid Escalating Violence?
With ethnic conflicts flaring up and down the country, reinvigorating the nation-level peace process will be challenging – but not impossible.
‘Super Terrorism’ in India: Fact or Fiction?
The Geopoliticalmonitor’s Balasubramaniyan Viswanathan discuss the ongoing debate over whether there is a credible threat of nuclear, chemical, or biological terrorist attacks in India.
Ukraine Flashes another Warning Sign
President Zelenskiy’s revelation of a foiled coup plot adds to a growing body of evidence that an invasion of Ukraine could be imminent.
Backgrounder: Iran Power Projection in Wartime
Assessing Iran’s ability to wage war across the domains of politics, military, economy, and diplomacy.
Russia and the Central Asian Drug Trade
A drug trafficking campaign is being conducted against Russia on a broad scale affecting all spheres of its political, social and economic life. Kyrgyzstan plays an important role in this campaign. There are ten main routes of heroin traffic from Afghanistan (occupied by the US forces) with six of them crossing the Kyrgyz city of Osh, an important hub of Afghan drug traffic.
Japan: An Empire Reawakened?
Growing multipolarity in the international system raises some interesting questions for Japanese foreign policy going forward. Is Tokyo about to step out of Washington’s shadow?
Backgrounder: The NATO Pivot toward Asia
China has slowly come to inhabit a significant position in NATO security thinking. However, given the different economic stakes involved, it remains unlikely that European threat assessments will be aligning with American ones anytime soon.
A Cuba Thaw in the Cards?
The United States and Cuba have exchanged high-level diplomatic overtures for the first time in decades.
Delayed Elections and the Bangsamoro Peace Process
The first elections in the Bangsamoro autonomous region have been pushed back to 2025, giving its transitional government more time to establish democratic institutions and demobilize rebels.