by Gilles Touboul Can a superpower remain credible on multiple fronts at the same time? The question is no longer whether the United States is powerful. The answer is obvious: it is. The US still possesses the world’s leading military power, an unrivaled network of alliances, substantial financial capacity, and a diplomatic influence that remains […]
by Scott Douglas Jacobsen and Irina Tsukerman How does Irina Tsukerman explain political short-termism, human nature, and the unintended consequences of government decision-making? Irina Tsukerman is a human rights and national security attorney based in New York and Connecticut. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in National and Intercultural Studies and Middle East Studies from […]
By Gilles Touboul The rapprochement between Japan and South Korea is often explained by the same words: China, North Korea, Russia, Taiwan, missiles, technology, and American pressure. All of this is true. Tokyo and Seoul are not suddenly becoming close friends. They are becoming strategic partners because the world around them is becoming more dangerous. […]
by Scott Douglas Jacobsen and Irina Tsukerman How do U.S. foreign policy shifts and leadership dynamics affect NATO cohesion, Middle Eastern alliances, and China’s strategic positioning? Irina Tsukerman is a human rights and national security attorney based in New York and Connecticut. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in National and Intercultural Studies and Middle […]
by Scott Douglas Jacobsen and Irina Tsukerman How does Irina Tsukerman explain intelligence failures, deterrence, and the need for multilateral strategic planning in today’s interconnected security environment? Irina Tsukerman is a human rights and national security attorney based in New York and Connecticut. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in National and Intercultural Studies and […]
by Mohammed Salem Mujawar On May 2, 2026, as the region was in the midst of the height of the “war over energy corridors”—with the Strait of Hormuz nearly completely closed and threats returning to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait—the oil tanker “Eureka” was sailing in the Gulf of Aden when its automatic identification system […]
by Scott Douglas Jacobsen and Irina Tsukerman How do strategic overconfidence, shifting war aims, and artificial intelligence reshape the risks of quagmire in Iran and Ukraine? Irina Tsukerman is a human rights and national security attorney based in New York and Connecticut. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in National and Intercultural Studies and Middle […]
By Amb. Prof. Mohamed A. Qubaty When geography becomes leverage, the narrowest waterways carry the greatest strategic weight. The Middle East isn’t stabilizing. It’s stalling. What we are witnessing is not a transition toward resolution, but a prolonged state of strategic limbo — a condition where conflicts are neither escalating into full-scale war nor resolving […]
by Giovanni Giacalone On April 14, Yom HaShoah, in an unfortunate coincidence of timing, the Meloni government announced the suspension of the automatic renewal of its defense agreement with Israel, as reported by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the sidelines of Vinitaly in Verona. The ANSA news agency also reported that Defense Minister Guido […]
by Mohammed Salem Mujawar An Analysis of Recent Developments in the Yemeni Conflict and Its Options in Light of the Islamabad Negotiations Executive Summary Six weeks after the violent escalation that began with a U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran (February 28, 2026), the War of the Corridors is no longer a passing crisis remote from our […]