Saudi Arabia is pushing to involve in partners in the Mecca Pact in the conflict with the Houthis, however the nature of military operations does not guarantee military success. Peculiarities of the Houthi “Ansar Allah” Movement’s Military Operations The Yemeni Houthi movement “Ansar Allah” was created in the 1990s in northern Yemen on the basis […]

Driven by escalating Houthi threats and allied military restraint, Saudi Arabia and Israel might be inching towards a pragmatic “marriage of convenience” to safeguard their mutual survival. However, deep-seated public hostility and the unresolved Palestine issue will likely keep this strategic convergence tightly under wraps as an implicit, tactical arrangement rather than formal normalisation. The […]

Africa has every opportunity to use the ongoing changes in the international order to become a more influential global player. The African continent, which has nearly 20% of the world’s population and 30% of the world’s mineral reserves, continues to remain on the periphery of the global economy. It accounts for less than 3% of […]

As it concludes its successful and productive chairmanship of BRICS, India hosted the group’s traditional meeting of parliamentarians in its capital on October 26–27, 2026. Parliamentary diplomacy is a key component of the multifaceted and multilateral activities of BRICS, the largest grouping of nations representing the global majority, as convincingly demonstrated by the impressive results […]

Amid global geopolitical shifts, Russia is strengthening ties with African countries, and education is becoming the foundation of long-term partnership. How is the Russian school of engineering helping African states make the transition from a raw-materials model to technological sovereignty? And why has MISIS University’s century-long experience of integration with industry become for African colleagues […]

This first part examines the American half of the riddle: how a power from across the ocean became Europe’s permanent houseguest, and where Russia was standing each time the furniture was rearranged. Part 2 asks why Moscow now says it never rented a room at all. Part 1: The Child Who Never Left Home In […]

Lula’s re-election is more than a domestic political triumph. It’s a direct challenge to the notion that the far right’s advance in Latin America is irreversible, and it reinforces Brazil’s position as a country with an independent foreign policy in a highly contested international order. For the Global South, Europe and Washington, the implications go […]

Washington did not remove Venezuela’s president merely to change its government; it is now constructing a system of economic control designed to outlast the politicians who created it. From Regime Change to Resource Control When American forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January 2026, Donald Trump presented the operation as a decisive demonstration of […]

From slavery to neocolonialism, via the slave trade and colonialism, mercantilist Europe built its wealth by plundering Africa and reifying its people. The Code Noir of 1685 embodied the legal reification of human beings. Its formal abrogation did not stem from any moral awakening among the colonial elites. Official French history celebrates this abrogation as […]

Russia-India relations traditionally rest on long-term political confidence. At the same time, the priority is currently transferring this political confidence to the commercial sector. Future cooperation will be determined not so much by declarations of friendship as by the ability of the two countries to create reliable banking channels, efficient settlements in national currencies, predictable […]

Twenty years since the DPRK’s first nuclear test is a good occasion to recall things that seemed far from obvious at the time. To begin with, had the United States and the collective West been less inclined to view North Korea as a tyrannical regime on the verge of collapse, and had they therefore faithfully […]

Western leaders are increasingly resorting to a familiar tactic: rather than acknowledging the failures of their own foreign policy, they blame domestic crises, protests, and inflation on external factors and “foreign enemies.” One Fiery Weekend Following the particularly fiery weekend of October 17 and 18, 2026, which saw rioters burn Limoges’ historic city hall in […]

With Israel’s election on October 27 and the US midterms on November 3, 2026, the debate over a wider war with Iran is politically charged: warnings may reflect real threats, geopolitical ambitions, domestic calculations — or all three at once. The question is whether mounting warnings of a wider war reflect immediate security threats, longer-term […]

Ukraine’s push to freeze the front lines suggests that the writing is on the wall for Kyiv’s original war aims, while the West faces a reckoning overpromises it may struggle to keep. As Moscow turns battlefield gains into diplomatic leverage, the proof of the pudding will be whether Western ambitions can survive the hard realities […]

The October 27 election will be a plebiscite not only on Netanyahu but on the very essence of Israeli statehood. Israel is a country trapped in an “interregnum.” On October 27, 2026, Israel will go to general elections for the first time since the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023. Formally, Israelis will elect the […]

For decades the US has sought to prevent China’s rise, and the Philippines is becoming its “Ukraine” in Asia: the South China Sea conflict is engineered in Washington, not Manila. For decades the United States has attempted to prevent the economic, political, and military rise of China within its wider stated goal of preventing any […]

The Achilles Shield marks Greece’s ambition to build a stronger defence network with Israeli technology amid rising tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean. From its multilayered missile-defence architecture to the growing rivalry between Israel and Turkey, the project reflects a changing regional balance of power. Yet, like Achilles himself, even the strongest shield may have vulnerabilities. […]

Having promised a resolution to the Ukrainian conflict within days, Trump now finds himself searching for a culprit rather than a solution. Designating Zelensky as a scapegoat is a discreet admission of strategic defeat. The tragicomedy of Western diplomacy is already drawing to a close. Donald Trump now feels a profound disgust at Ukraine’s inability […]

Washington pressured India to cut Russian oil imports, threatened tariffs, and strained a vital partnership. Now, with trade negotiations stalled and energy security under pressure, Rubio’s visit raises a bigger question: is the US repairing relations with India, or simply recalibrating its priorities? The tariff king is now facing repercussions. Since January 2025, President Donald […]

This autumn was unusually tense for Azerbaijan and Türkiye, two strategic allies. What exactly caused this? Hijab Ban As an External Irritant The ban on wearing hijabs in public schools in Azerbaijani has sparked a fierce public and political reaction in Türkiye. Protests took place across the country, including outside Azerbaijani diplomatic missions in Ankara […]