South Asia

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From COMECON To The SCO: Eurasia’s Transformation

This study examines continuity and change in Eurasian multilateralism from COMECON and the Warsaw Pact to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Unlike its Soviet-era predecessors, the SCO adopts a flexible and pragmatic model linking security and economic development. However, this flexibility also limits the organization’s ability to manage internal disputes such […]

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The Strait Of Hormuz Crisis Is Fueling A Worldwide Economic Chain Reaction

The ongoing conflict in the Persian Gulf has triggered a rapidly escalating global energy crisis, as the disruption of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz sends shockwaves across international markets. What began as a regional military confrontation has quickly transformed into a worldwide economic challenge, affecting industries, governments, and ordinary […]

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Why’d The US Temporarily Waive Sanctions On India’s Purchase Of Russian Oil?

The “politically inconvenient” truth is that the US is unilaterally reshaping the world order in a bid to restore unipolarity, and regardless of one’s opinion about this, it’s objectively achieved some tangible progress as of late. Treasury Secretary Scott Bennett announced that Indian refiners had just been provided with a 30-day waiver to purchase […]

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America Is Losing Allies By The Droves

The U.S.Government is losing the support that it has had since the end of WW2 from its traditional allies such as Canada, England, France, Germany, Finland, Norway, and South Korea, while others of its allies are now on the fence about whether or not to join with them in exploring […]

Russia-China-SCO

The Russian Policy Towards China Within The Framework Of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)

Since its foundation in 2001, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has evolved into a major multilateral platform bringing together China, Russia, and several Central and South Asian countries. It is commonly framed as a cooperative forum focused on regional security, counterterrorism, and economic development. However, beneath its surface of unity, […]

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Kidnapping Blues: The Maduro Abduction Precedent

Once done, it remains, by nature and fact, irreversible.  The precedent of indicting and abducting a serving head of state and his spouse, dropping them into the jurisdiction of another country to face criminal charges of inventive pedigree (narcoterrorism foremost among them), is the stuff of nightmares in international statecraft.  […]