Author: Saba Abbasi

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Read more about the article The Return of Great Powers: Russia, China, and the Next World War (New York: Dutton, 2024)

The Return of Great Powers: Russia, China, and the Next World War (New York: Dutton, 2024)

The Return of Great Powers: Russia, China, and the Next World War is a comprehensive guide that seeks to understand the major global shifts in contemporary times. It provides an analysis of the state of international politics and acts as a guide to navigate the intricacies of the current geopolitical landscape. With an understanding of the role, motives, and aspirations of the key actors involved, the book offers a detailed, nuanced, and in-depth commentary on the current world order and where it is headed.  The book’s author, Jim Sciutto is CNN’s Chief National Security Correspondent, who also served as Chief of Staff to US Ambassador Gary Locke in China from 2011 to 2013. The analysis in the book is drawn from interviews with the USA’s senior policymakers and military figures. The book incorporates extensive use of the primary data drawn from those interviews.In his book, Jim Scuitto discusses the ‘flash points’, which

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A Pause in Chaos: Iran’s Unrest on Hold, not Halted

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Economic dysfunction has been a consistent reason for riots in recent years. Countries such as Bangladesh, Srilanka, Nepal, and most recently Iran witnessed mass protests emanating from economic turmoil. Unemployment, inflation, and mismanagement of resources led the masses to express their discontent through protest and strife.

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Read more about the article Trump’s Coercive Diplomacy: America’s Harder Turn

Trump’s Coercive Diplomacy: America’s Harder Turn

President Donald Trump renamed the Department of Defense (DOD) to the Department of War in September 2025. Then, just a month later, he threatened at least three countries with war. Trump’s economic war was waged on most states, in the form of tariffs, from the day he assumed office, but the threats and signalling toward an armed confrontation have been growing more frequent and explicit.

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Read more about the article Do Iran’s Missiles Matter More Than Its Nuclear Potential?

Do Iran’s Missiles Matter More Than Its Nuclear Potential?

Iran’s missile arsenal is the newly identified threat to Israel and US forces in the region. In the days leading up to 29 December’s meeting between Netanyahu and President Trump, there was considerable speculation that Iran would be the primary item on the meeting’s agenda, and this ultimately proved to be the case. According to the reports, Prime Minister Netanyahu briefed President Trump about the necessity and urgency of attacking Iran again. However, this time the primary threat is not its nuclear programme, but rather Iran’s growing ballistic missile stockpiles.

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