Canada looks beyond Washington as Europe becomes a strategic anchor
Canada’s deepening relationship with Europe is becoming a central pillar of a broader diversification strategy as U.S. trade tensions reshape Ottawa’s economic and strategic choices
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From micromanager to collective rule: Ali Alfoneh on Iran after Khamenei
Ali Alfoneh, senior fellow at the Arab Gulf States Institute and leading expert on Iranian politics, explains how Khamenei’s assassination reshaped Iran’s leadership, producing more effective policymaking while making Tehran more assertive and risk-tolerant
Iranian scholar Roxana Nicknami on why international law and deterrence will shape the next Iran crisis
Roxana Nicknami, Professor of European Studies at the University of Tehran, examines the unraveling Iran–U.S. ceasefire, the legal foundations of deterrence, verification failures, and why sustainable regional stability ultimately depends on credible institutions rather than coercion
Dr. Foad Izadi: “Iran’s next deterrent is the Strait of Hormuz”
Dr. Foad Izadi, Professor of American Studies at the University of Tehran and a specialist in U.S. foreign policy, explains how Tehran interprets the war’s outcome, the ceasefire and the strategic lessons shaping its next move
Calm before the storm: dry bulk market holds its breath
During the week ending 19 June 2026, dry bulk freight markets remained largely stable as owners and charterers waited for greater clarity on the evolving Iran–U.S. agreement, with Panamaxes providing the market’s main source of volatility
Sea lanes are driving India closer to the United States
As competition in the Indo-Pacific intensifies, maritime security, trade routes and China’s growing influence are pushing India steadily closer to the United States
From strategic competition to strategic stability: Wang Dong on China’s emerging global vision
Professor Wang Dong, a leading scholar of China–U.S. relations at Peking University, discusses reglobalization, strategic stability, Taiwan, digital globalization, and Beijing’s vision for shaping a more cooperative international order amid intensifying geopolitical competition
When these wars end…
The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East are accelerating a historic redistribution of power, ensuring that the world emerging from these conflicts will look nothing like the one we know today
The future has no flag: the U.S.–China rivalry beyond the hype
Every few years, a confident essay declares the U.S.–China rivalry already settled in America’s favor. The claim feels reassuring. It also misreads where real power now grows
The Eastern Mediterranean’s new map: the corridors are slow, the claims are not
A bipartisan U.S. bill naming Greece, Cyprus, Israel, and Egypt has gained momentum as Türkiye answers with rival corridors, maritime claims, and a Blue Homeland bill — while infrastructure remains unfinished and legal geography hardens across the Eastern Mediterranean