Saudi-Israeli Relations and the Palestinian Challenge

Saudi-Israeli Relations and the Palestinian Challenge

The Middle East, a region historically synonymous with conflict and tension, is now witnessing a remarkable and unexpected shift in its geopolitical landscape. A groundbreaking alliance is emerging, as the conservative Kingdom of Saudi Arabia signals its willingness to forge an unprecedented peace deal with Israel—a country that, until recently, was commonly referred to in…Read More

Impact of Instability in Niger

Analyzing the Broader Impact of Instability in Niger

The huge Sahelian region of Africa, which straddles the southern edge of the Sahara Desert, has long struggled with a myriad of problems. These issues include environmental catastrophes, economic suffering, security risks, and political instability. One of the nations in this region, Niger, has frequently found itself at the center of these complex problems. The…Read More

The US-China-Russia Dynamics in the Geopolitics of the Arctic

The US-China-Russia Dynamics in the Geopolitics of the Arctic

This article explores the geopolitics of the Arctic, focusing on the dynamics among the United States, China, and Russia. As climate change transforms the region, opening up new opportunities for resource extraction and maritime navigation, these major powers are competing for strategic advantage and influence. The United States approaches the Arctic from a national security…Read More

Africa and The UN: How to Reform the United Nations Security Council in a Post-Pandemic World.

                                              Abstract  It finally took the Russian invasion of Ukraine for the world to realize that the United Nations Security Council is a lame-duck institution. This article focuses on the need to reform…Read More

Water Crisis in Middle East

Water Crisis in the Middle East: A Case Study of Euphrates-Tigris River Basin

ABSTRACT Water scarcity leads to insecurity and then conflict. The non-availability of water is an important commodity for the maintenance of livelihood leading to the disruption in international peace and security particularly in water-scarce areas like the middle east. This research work deals with the state of water scarcity at the global level and particularly…Read More

Thusydidian Reality in Sri Lanka

Thusydidian Reality in Sri Lanka and the Comments on Yuan Wang 5

The small state dilemma is a complex discourse in the realm of International Relations, which dates back to the classical epoch of Thucydides whose seminal work “The History of Peloponnesian War” has been regarded as the first illustration revealing a realist outlook toward interstate relations.  The most famous passage, which is known as the “Melian…Read More

Study of Russian Geostrategy

Geostrategic Dialect: A Case Study of Russian Geostrategy in 21st Century

ABSTRACT  The role that geography plays in states’ strategies falls under the geostrategy domain. Russia’s pragmatic, meticulous, and rigorous strategic ambitions in the contemporary multi-polar world are based on the geographical significance of regions like the Mediterranean. The first half of this article deals with assumptions, pillars, models, and geostrategic scholarship. This was followed by…Read More

India-China Border Conflict: The Case of Galwan Valley

ABSTRACT India and China are two of the oldest living civilizations of the world with numerous similarities and associations. The exchange of ideas between the two countries has been like a flowing river, sometimes it runs smoothly but sometimes there are hurdles but it has always kept flowing incessantly. Despite the similarities, both the countries…Read More

A Case Study of the Belt and Road Initiative

Normative Power Projections in the Era of Xi Jinping. A Case Study of the Belt and Road Initiative in Serbia

Abstract: Since the second half of the 20th century, China has proven capable of reaching and even exceeding the expectations of an established bipolar, then unipolar world order. Therefore, we find ourselves at a time where its capabilities developed throughout recent decades to translate into a more influence-based strategy reaching virtually every country in the…Read More

The Lebanese – Israeli Maritime Dispute Following the Discovery of Offshore Wealth in the Eastern Mediterranean

This research article focuses on the maritime territorial and border disputes and negotiations taking place between the States of Lebanon and Israel. Negotiations and the dispute itself have intensified ever since oil and natural gas were discovered in the Eastern Mediterranean. The opportunity to obtain newfound wealth has added another twist to the Lebanon-Israel conflict….Read More