12Jun
11Jun
Beyond Legacy Power: Rethinking U.S. Engagement with Africa
As Washington recalibrates its approach, the imperative is clear: to cultivate equitable partnerships that honor African agency and advance mutual strategic interests. The United States is embarking on a transformative recalibration of its Africa policy - transitioning from a paradigm historically centered on developmental assistance toward...
07Jun
Trump 2.0: Taking on China before it’s too late
In the second Trump administration, China has emerged as the central focus of U.S. grand strategy. The president’s team is blending bold geopolitical manoeuvres, revamped alliances in Asia, reinforced homeland defences, and aggressive economic measures to blunt China’s influence. One striking element is what is called...
07Jun
An Uneasy Truce: Analyzing the U.S.-Houthi Ceasefire and its Implications for U.S.-Israel Relations
The sudden U.S.-Houthi ceasefire has been announced following weeks of intense American aerial bombardments in Yemen, and it adds a complicated dimension to the already multifaceted U.S.-Israel relationship. While apparently designed to defuse tension, the Oman-mediated truce questions the effectiveness and implications of such an...
07Jun
How Turkey’s Military Alliance with Pakistan Is Redrawing South Asia’s Power Map
The Pakistan–Turkey engagement, or the expanding military alliance between Turkey and Pakistan, is escalating tensions in South Asia. Turkey has positioned itself as Pakistan’s sole Western ally to condemn India’s operations in Kashmir. While many Gulf countries have refrained from supporting Pakistan and have shown...
06Jun
Tariff Truce and the Balance of Economic Power
In the first days of this week, negotiators in Geneva announced a surprise 90‑day pause in the tariff hostilities between Washington and Beijing. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters they would roll back the extraordinary levies imposed in April...
05Jun
Repatriation’s Dual Legacy: Exclusion, Justice, and the Struggle for Black Agency
For many descendants of enslaved Africans, the notion of “repatriation” carries a deeply personal and bittersweet resonance - a longing to reclaim what was violently taken away. Yet, for others, notably the 19th-century proponents of the American Colonization Society (ACS), repatriation was a paternalistic instrument...
05Jun
Assessing Geopolitical Risks: The Strategic Implications of Somalia’s Engagement with Iran
The Indian Ocean breeze, once a harbinger of maritime trade and monsoon winds, now carries whispers of a quiet but consequential geopolitical shift. Somalia, long entangled in domestic instability and regional rivalries, appears poised at the heart of a delicate and covert realignment - one...
31May
Power, Profit, and Pragmatism: Trump’s Redefinition of U.S. Alliances in the Middle East
Donald Trump’s Middle East ventures have been defined less by ideological commitment and more by a calculated fusion of personal diplomacy, transactional politics, and strategic opportunism. His engagement with Syrian interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, formerly known as Muhammad al-Jawlani, is the latest chapter in a...
31May