Arquivo por tag: Soft Power

How America can protect itself—and the global economy.

Can ideology prevent war in East Asia?

Why Tokyo is bulking up its defense industrial base.

The Israeli justifications for the timing of the operation against Iran have ranged from the growing nuclear threat to the weakening of the Islamic Republic’s governing system by preceding protests. However, Benjamin Netanyahu’s government—balancing on the brink of early elections—had at least one domestic political factor that pushed it towards escalation at the end of […]

Pakistan’s role exists within a “hierarchy of global influence”. While it can create diplomatic openings, it cannot insulate them from the interventions, or the indifference, of major powers. This underscores a broader reality of contemporary diplomacy: “middle powers can initiate processes, but they rarely control their trajectory”, writes Almas Haider Naqvi.

If one of the major Persian Gulf countries switches to a model of independent production maximisation, other producers dissatisfied with the strict restrictions may adopt a similar logic, writes Igbal Guliyev.