A ‘False flag operation’ occurs when elements within a government stage a secret operation, whereby government forces pretend to be a targeted enemy while attacking their own people or targets. The attack is then falsely […]

Sanctions have been a long-used tool in conflict and foreign policy. In one form or another, they are the first wrench in the tool chest used by states in order to produce a favorable outcome. […]

Tensions in the Korean Peninsula are escalating as North Korea continues to conduct intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests and threaten the interests of the United States and its allies in the region. The US and […]

Ukraine is listed among the world’s largest exporters of corn, wheat and sunflower oil, and its on-going war with Russia has stalled the supply of these food products. Before the war began, Ukraine’s corn was transported to […]

As concerns over water scarcity intensify the world over, with the new waves of droughts, climate change, low rainfalls, and deforestation, the threat of a severe water crisis is also looming in Pakistan, especially in […]

There is only one China. Taiwan is not independent. It does not enjoy sovereignty as a nation, and that remains our policy, our firm policy Colin Powell to Phoenix Television, Hong Kong (2004) The One […]

“There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen.”  -Vladimir Lenin. The geopolitical realities are changing in South Asia and new alignments are showing up. Against this context, India is spreading […]

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in India, under the leadership of Narendra Modi, has taken various revolutionary measures to change New Delhi’s position in global political affairs. To align the domestic politics of India […]