Strategic Ally or Strategic Liability? Israel’s Role in Shaping U.S. Middle East Policy
Mohmmad Rizwan The United States must transcend the influence and allure of the Israel lobby to effectively pursue a balanced…
Great Power Politics and the Architecture of Conflict in West Asia
Archita Gaur The upheaval in West Asia isn't just due to the occasional errant calculation or even a pair of…
The Next Military Revolution: AI Warfare After the US–Israel Strikes on Iran and India’s Strategic Imperative
Balaji Subramanian The world is no longer divided between nuclear and non-nuclear powers, but into AI-empowered and AI-dependent states.
The Strait of Hormuz on the Brink: How US-Israel Strikes on Iran Are Shaking Global Oil and Shipping
Anshika Agarwal A closure would disrupt a fifth of globally traded oil overnight, and prices wouldn’t just spike; they would…
From Shadow War to Open Conflict: Israel’s Assassination Doctrine and the Iran Escalation
Dhruv Ashok Israel justifies its strategy of targeted killings as an extension of its right to self-defence under Article 51…
After Tehran: India’s Strategic Stakes in a Shaken West Asia
Dr Nanda Kishor From a game theory perspective, the crisis can be understood as a multi-player strategic interaction under conditions of…
The Iran–Israel Shadow War: Mapping the Undercurrents of a Covert Confrontation
Daljeet Singh The Iran-Israel confrontation does not often manifest as actual combat. Instead, it is buried in the undercurrents of…
The Shifting Alliances in West Asia: From the Abraham Accords to Emerging Security Architectures
The Middle East has shifted from rigid blocs to flexible, modular arrangements, shaped by the Abraham Accords, Saudi–Iran…
Israel-Iran Conflict: Lessons, Implications, and India’s Strategic Roadmap
Rajeev KS In today’s world, real power lies not just in having stockpiles of missiles or money, but in the…
Fragile Truce: The Uncertain Peace Between Iran and Israel
President Donald Trump is receiving mixed global reactions, with some praising him for helping to avoid escalation, while…