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Major players are less sensitive to crises; asymmetry of potential is hardly an obstacle to resistance; a lack of allies is a problem; but being a junior partner can lead to being held hostage to a major player’s game

From the Vietnam War to the Iraq War, history repeatedly demonstrates that technologically superior militaries can struggle to secure durable political settlements

The situation surrounding Iran fosters a kind of fatalism among all parties—a mind-set that risks defining the geopolitical climate for years to come

It is not only in Iran's interest, but also in the interest of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Russia, and Turkey, for Iran to reconnect to the Southern Caucasus railway network through both the Rasht-Astara and Julfa-Nakhichevan routes after three decades

Strategic communication one of the most important tools of global governance, can both significantly enhance human development and dangerously exacerbate existential risks

Five Potential Possibilities for Iraq’s Government Amid Iran-US Tensions

On February 18, 2026, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) held the Urban Breakfast titled “The Middle East in the Mirror of Myths” at the Dostoevsky Library

The SCO embodies a persistent tension between security imperatives and development ambitions, but this tension is not a weakness

Having failed as an architectural idea, European security remains a practical problem for Russia

The military-political conflict between Russia and the West over Ukraine represents a pivotal event in the evolution of relations between Russia and neighbouring countries

The African Sahel as a Laboratory for Global Transformation

As the Moon’s economic attractiveness grows, so will the potential for conflict