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Sep 1, 2026, 12:29 AM

Trump and Netanyahu Risk Being Played by Putin and Xi

Checkers Vs. Three-Dimensional Chess: On August 30, the Washington Post reported something that had been building in the Secretary of Defense Orders Book since at least August 14: senior US military leaders formally logged “non-concur” positions against extending force deployments...

Sep 1, 2026, 12:10 AM

The Sanctions Paradox

To understand the power of American sanctions against Iran, one must look beyond Iran itself. Washington does not only possess considerable military power. The United States also has a much more discreet lever: the role of the dollar in the...

Purna Lal Chakma

Aug 31, 2026, 5:43 PM

Could One Makkah Pact Clause Put All of India at Risk?

Illustration created by the author using AI: A conceptual map showing how a hypothetical Makkah Pact clause could affect India’s security map if Bangladesh joins the pact. The image is illustrative and not a claim about the confirmed terms of the agreement.

Bangladesh does not need India’s permission to join. But one unknown wartime-access rule could force New Delhi to rethink its entire eastern security map. Bangladesh’s possible entry into the Makkah Pact has become one of the most hotly debated security...

Aug 29, 2026, 10:05 AM

Nepal Floods: But Why Is China Deleting Videos?

Access to the Tibetan side is restricted, foreign journalists face serious limitations and citizen footage is being removed from Chinese platforms. A river does not respect a border, but a censor does. That contradiction sits at the heart of the...

Brodie Mitchell

Aug 23, 2026, 10:44 PM

The Question Nobody Wants To Answer: Why Israel?

Let's get this straight. Every country deserves scrutiny. But why are ordinary Israelis met with hostility and seen as personally responsible for their government's actions when citizens of any other country are not held to the same standard? The...

Purna Lal Chakma

Aug 23, 2026, 11:03 AM

Could Bangladesh Joining the Makkah Pact Deepen Its Crisis With India?

A strategic map showing Bangladesh’s position beside India and its possible defence links with Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey under the Makkah Pact. Created by the author for editorial purposes.

The Bangladesh Makkah Pact debate is becoming much more than a story about a new defence agreement. Bangladesh has not joined the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey, but senior officials in Dhaka have publicly...

Annette Poizner

Aug 21, 2026, 5:26 AM

The Ancestors Within Us: A Chinese and Jewish Legacy

A remarkable scientific claim has recently been travelling around social media. Spend ten minutes a day thinking about one grandparent, it says, and after thirty days, genes inherited from that grandparent will become more active. It is a captivating idea. It...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Aug 12, 2026, 4:44 AM

Southern Eyes: Crushing Iran’s Western Terror Hub

Long before the State of Israel woke up to the threat, the Islamic Republic of Iran recognized Latin America as its ideal strategic depth. The timeline of Tehran’s unchecked penetration is a damning indictment of regional security. In 2008,...

Aug 10, 2026, 8:17 AM

Israel Is Surrounded Today. Are You Aware of What Comes Next?

Since October 2023, Israel has fought on six fronts: Gaza, Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, and Iran. Five of them were not countries in any useful sense. They were militias holding ground inside countries, armed and paid from the same...

Silas Anastacio

Aug 9, 2026, 6:32 AM

Over 200 People Join CIP Dialogues on the Risks of a Third World War

More than 200 people took part on Sunday, August 2, in another edition of Dialogues – CIP’s Cycle of Meetings, which brought together political scientist and geopolitics expert Heni Ozi Cukier and Rabbi Michel Schlesinger to discuss the geopolitical...

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