Battle for the Gulf Tomorrow: Between a Hobbesian and a Kantian World
In the following lines, the former Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation recalls a fundamental wisdom of diplomacy and applies…
Opinion & Analysis
Through this column, we will regularly keep our readers informed and aware by presenting the political-economic landscape of the contemporary world—drawing upon the views, opinions, syntheses, and analyses of experts, intellectuals, and thinkers in the relevant fields.
The Geopolitics of Railroads: Europe’s Decoupling Doctrine
Europe has spent the better part of the last decade debating decarbonisation. It has legislated ambitious climate targets, accelerated renewable…
Closing Reflection Beyond Technology: Preserving Humanity in the Age of AI
The unprecedented acceleration of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies has fundamentally transformed the conditions under which humanity lives, governs,…
‘2026 Assessment Roll: $96 billion, an increase of 4.42 percent’
Despite one of the most challenging years in recent memory, marked by the ongoing response to the devastating wildfires that…
From Gibraltar to the Arctic: Why the Arctic Cannot Wait for the Governance of Tomorrow
For much of the past three years, Europe’s strategic attention has been fixed further south. The Red Sea crisis, instability…
Asia Blue Express
Even after three centuries, the vision of cutting a canal through the heart of Thailand has refused to fade. These…
The GAFG Connectivity Doctrine: From Corridors to Governance Ecosystems
Global connectivity is often discussed as if it were primarily an infrastructure question. Ports, railways, roads, logistics hubs, digital systems…
Beyond Bagamoyo: East Africa’s Indian Ocean Gateway and the Governance of Afro-Asian Connectivity
Major shifts in global commerce have rarely been the work of a single port, railway or trade route. They have…
Al–Ni–Ni: Desert Rose Railroad
The proposed Trans-Saharan Railway Corridor linking Algeria, Niger and Nigeria should be understood not merely as a railway, but as…
Morocco’s Atlantic moment : From Mediterranean transhipment hub to architect of Africa’s western gateway
By Dr. Amina Argillander There’s a narrow passage between two continents where roughly 300 ships pass through every single day,…
Eurasian Gateway Network:Attainable?
By Alice Ferrari For over a century, discussions about Eurasia have been dominated by the language of competition. The last…
Most Americans Disagree with Trump and the Republican Base on Immigration Policies
By Dina Smeltz and Lama El Baz While most Republicans echo Trump’s view that immigration negatively impacts the United States,…
EU promotes regional aviation safety initiatives in Kathmandu
KATHMANDU:- The European Union continues to strengthen its partnership with Nepal and South Asia through two new regional initiatives taking…
Federal Court Blocks Sweeping Pause on Legal Immigration for Nationals of 39 Countries
Historically, when a person applies for a benefit from America’s legal immigration agency (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services), a government…
New Geography of Global Trade: The Oceans bridge – Africa
The twenty-first century is witnessing a profound reconfiguration of global trade routes. From the Arctic passages of the north to…