India is expanding ties with Greece, Cyprus, Armenia, and Israel to counter Turkey’s growing regional influence and its partnership with Pakistan. By strengthening defense cooperation and strategic partnerships, New Delhi is increasing its footprint in the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean. As a result, the India–Turkey rivalry has the potential to develop into a new geopolitical fault line in the […]

The United States and Iran have formally signed a memorandum of understanding, ending a war that lasted nearly four months. The Strait of Hormuz has reopened. The Iranian regime is still standing. Not one of the “unconditional surrender” scenarios Trump loudly proclaimed was ever delivered. Both Axios and Newsweek have now run pieces pointing squarely at China as the biggest […]

The common denominator is that these benefits could empower Pakistan to truly become a regional power to be reckoned with if it successfully expands its influence in Central and West Asia. The Iranian-US memorandum of understanding (MoU) on ending the Third Gulf War – which was analyzed here, here, and here – wouldn’t have been possible without Pakistani mediation. For […]

In diplomatic history, the naming of a process matters because it transforms geography into political infrastructure. Geneva, Oslo and Doha became more than venues; they evolved into recognised architectures through which negotiations acquired continuity, legitimacy and memory. Islamabad’s attempt to attach its name to US–Iran engagement suggests a similar strategic calculation. Pakistan has attempted to institutionalise itself as a necessary […]

Iran exposed the fragility beneath American air dominance. Beijing is studying every loss. When the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes against Iran on February 28, 2026, Washington anticipated swift, overwhelming dominance. The arithmetic seemed straightforward: the world’s most advanced air force against a sanctions-hobbled regional power. The result was a cataclysmic failure. A Congressional Research Service (CRS) report […]

That false narrative might still gain traction, however, due to misguided Russian soft power policies. Indian Ministry of External Affairs Secretary (East) Rudrendra Tandon said during Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez’s recent visit that there’s “perfect complementarity” in the energy sector between their countries. He’s right too since India is one of the world’s largest energy importers and Venezuela has the […]

Le conflit en cours au Moyen-Orient a un impact profond sur l’ordre mondial existant, en modifiant irréversiblement sa physionomie. Dans le domaine des relations internationales, une série d’événements clés ont déjà conduit à des changements tectoniques dans la structure de l’ordre mondial. Les deux guerres mondiales et la guerre froide au XXe siècle, ainsi que les attentats du 11 septembre […]

The geopolitical landscape of the Middle East in 2026 is defined by systemic fragmentation and compound crises. The overt diplomatic rupture between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), running concurrently with the US-Israeli military intervention in Iran, designated ‘Operation Epic Fury’, has dismantled historical alliances and disrupted global energy markets. For the Republic of India, […]

Le Protocole de paix, dont les États-Unis et l’Iran sont convenus sous la médiation pakistano-chinoise, ne porte ni sur la liberté de circulation dans le détroit d’Ormuz, ni sur le renoncement à la bombe atomique : ces deux problèmes n’existant pas. Il convient de la restitution des avoir iraniens gelés et des indemnités de guerre.Les États-Unis ne reconnaîtront pas leur […]

Beijing open to possibility, unclear what safeguards US would require. In the ongoing US-Iran ceasefire negotiations, Iran may consider transferring its 60% enriched uranium to China. The uranium currently lies beneath the rubble of bombed nuclear facilities, but it has the potential to be quickly weaponized. Multiple media have carried similar reports, and China has not denied them, while a […]