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Working Paper No. 97 / 2026

Syria returning to fight in Lebanon isn’t logical, as it lacks military capacity, incentives, legitimacy and would not want to trigger regional escalation

In an international system that is experiencing a period of transition and shifts in the global pecking order, the BRICS organisation may emerge as the next fully-fledged global governance institution

Building a human-centered ecosystem of strategic partnership

In general, the space of peace is shrinking, while that of war is expanding.

Report No. 110 / 2026

In a world marked by suspicion and geopolitical hostility, cooperation between Pakistan and Russia sends an important message: regional peace is still possible when states focus on shared interests rather than inherited divisions

Dmitriy Trenin: Moscow sees a dangerous illusion at the heart of the new Western doctrine

In spite of pessimistic forecasts of certain doom for Iran if Tehran ever found itself in a direct confrontation with Washington, the Islamic Republic withstood the overwhelming US-Israeli blow launched against it after decades of mounting tensions

The present cascade of overlapping and contradictory events is bewildering and makes it hard to understand what is really going on

The recent conflict between Israel and Iran has exposed strategic vulnerabilities within U.S.-led alliances

The Starting Point for a New Model of Relations