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The Strait of Hormuz Will Remain Vital to Persian Gulf Energy, but Iran’s Political Leverage May Change

Balancing and Diversifying Transit Routes through Armenia and Azerbaijan

RIAC and Institute of International Studies at Fudan University Report #117 / 2026

One year after Trump and Putin’s Alaska summit, the real breakthrough was exposing the limits of U.S. power and the illusion of a unified West

Japan’s rupture with Moscow and North Korea’s rise as a Russian ally show how US power is reshaping the security order across Northeast Asia

On August 18, 2026, the Pakistani think tank Asian Institute of Eco-civilization, Research, and Development (AIERD) held an expert discussion on the defense agreement signed by Pakistan, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia in Mecca on August 7, 2026

On August 18, 2026, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), jointly with the National University of Sciences and Technology (Islamabad, Pakistan), held a roundtable titled “Russia–Pakistan Partnership in Cybersecurity: Challenges and Opportunities”

The White House’s strategic approach to Russia is beginning to resemble a casino table.

The gradual strengthening of the national dimension of European policymaking may create conditions for a more pragmatic approach to certain aspects of economic interaction, provided that broader changes in the international environment are conducive to such a shift

The Middle East Risks Facing a Race of “Disassembled Nuclear Programs” in the Coming Years

As the uncertainty of the contemporary international landscape makes us look back on the Cold War-era international system with a certain admiration and nostalgia, it must be pointed out that the 1946-1991 epoch was no time of peace