Instability from Latin America to the Middle East risks spreading as conflicts, proxies, and shifting alliances shape 2026.
I have particularly agonised about the vacuum in the Nigerian foreign policy space, our distressing non-committal disposition ...
Archaeologists working in western Asia Minor say they have mapped a dense constellation of 483 ancient settlements that once ...
Marking the 30th anniversary of Vietnam - US diplomatic ties, the visit by the US Navy’s amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli ...
The Charaichung Festival is underway in Majuli to revive the nearly defunct Royal Bird Sanctuary, established in 1633. The event aims to conserve the habitat, attract global tourism, and celebrate the ...
When Cyclone Ditwah roared across the island on November 27 and 28, 2025, it left behind a landscape scarcely recognisable to its own inhabitants—homes reduced to rubbles, vital infrastructure torn ...
Iran’s national security is no longer defined solely by armies, weapons, or borders—it now hinges on something far more ...
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Can the West Bump Russia Out of Central Asia?

Despite its focus on the war in Ukraine, Russia shows no signs of letting go of its legacy influence in Central Asia.
Central Asian states are rapidly expanding economic and security ties with Pakistan, driven by shared concerns over Afghanistan and the promise of new trade corridors.
Book Review ‘Requisites,’ by Ramya Chamalie Jirasinghe, Mica Press & Campanula Books, United Kingdom, 2025, reviewed by ...
Legend once had it that the huge, three-toed footprints scattered across the central highlands of Bolivia came from ...
It’s intended to enable those of us associated with Insurgent Notes and others to imagine how we might contribute to the emergence of an emancipatory, anti-capitalist mass politics in the aftermath of ...