Articles

ASEAN Centrality and Its Narratives in an Evolving Regional Order

Barbora Valockova • Mar 26 2025 • Articles

ASEAN should develop more robust institutional mechanisms, enhance its strategic autonomy, and engage proactively with external initiatives.

Iran at a Historical Crossroads

Babek Chalabi • Mar 25 2025 • Articles

The coming chapter in Iran’s story – reform, revolution, or something else – will likely detail how Tehran handles the loss of its proxy network.

Opinion – Narrative without Strategy in the West’s Ukraine Position

Aspasia Fatsiadou • Mar 23 2025 • Articles

For Europe, the real test lies not only in how the war ends, but in what kind of order emerges after it.

Situating Mauritius in India’s Broader Oceanic Strategy

Raghvendra Kumar • Mar 21 2025 • Articles

Mauritius is a key stakeholder in the evolving security and economic architecture of the Indian Ocean.

Neorealism’s Regional Blindspot: The Arctic and South China Sea

Anthony Heron • Mar 21 2025 • Articles

Neorealism’s greatest flaw isn’t in its core assumptions about power and security, but in its inability to recognize that the international system is not experienced in a consistent manner.

Is “Backwardness” a Problematic Concept of Uneven and Combined Development?

H. P. Gia Nguyen • Mar 21 2025 • Articles

Backwardness, (re)understood as self-perceived backwardness, is an important concept without which Uneven and Combined Development’s explanation of historical change is incomplete.

Opinion – Ukraine’s Post-War Energy Future

Chris Pallett • Mar 20 2025 • Articles

With the right approach, Ukraine could transform itself into a key player of the European gas market.

Opinion – Counter-Terrorism and Intellectual Co-Optation in Bangladesh

Sazzad Siddiqui • Mar 19 2025 • Articles

An intellectual honey trap shaped by counter-terrorism politics undermines democracy and human rights by co-opting academics into state narratives.

Opinion – Polarisation and Collective Action: The EU at a Crossroads

Jamal Abdi • Mar 19 2025 • Articles

More and rapid integration is not a choice but a necessity if the EU is to be taken seriously in the emerging multipolar world.

How the War in Ukraine Strengthened Latvia’s European Credentials and International Standing

Karl Stuklis • Mar 18 2025 • Articles

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has firmly discredited the Russian historical narrative, which threatens Latvia’s national unity.

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