What in the World just Happened to Russia’s Syria Strategy? Part-I
As the cliched saying goes, “there are no permanent allies, just permanent interests in politics”, and this wise adage appears…
Explaining Russia’s S-400 Sale To India
Russia and India made a huge joint announcement on the sidelines of the recent BRICS Summit in Goa, declaring that…
What in the World just Happened to Russia’s Syria Strategy? Part-II
(Please read Part I prior to this article) http://regionalrapport.com/2017/01/28/world-just-happened-russias-syria-strategy-part/ Decoding The Kremlin’s Signals The sudden shift in Russia’s Syrian policy,…
SDF-Daesh Unholy Alliance in Syria
After six years of death and destruction which resulted from a carefully calculated and executed invasion and staged war against the sovereign…
Afghanistan’s “Escape from Reality”
At the recent UNSC session on Afghanistan, yet again the representatives of Kabul (and roughly 57% of Afghanistan) resorted to…
NATO’s Relevance and Europe’s Search for an Alternative
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) came into being to guarantee security to the war-torn Europe after the most devastating…
US-Russia Relations 2017: Wither detente?
Donald Trump’s ascendance to power in Washington renewed hopes of US-Russia détente. Such expectations were inevitable owing to his views…
Yuan to Challenge Petro-Dollar Hegemony
The BRICS Summit of September declared the establishment of Yuan led international payment in local currencies among BRICS members and…
Impact of Rohingya Crisis on ASEAN
The Rohingyas are minority Muslim groups in Buddhist-majority Myanmar. Of the country’s total population of 51 million, only about 1.2…
Saudi-Iranian Rapprochement: Prospects and Implications
The Middle East is a region of strategic importance not just in its interactions and politics but in the international…
Maritime Triangle at Asia-Pacific
From historical perspective to the contemporary, it is evident that that traditional and non-traditional security challenges converge at sea as…
Shadows of Doklam Crisis on BRICS Summit
The BRICS Summit 2017 of Xiamen clearly had a historical significance. It pointed out for the first time in nearly…
Why Washington Turns Against ISIS?
Since the beginning of the Syrian conflict in August 2011 to April 2013, the Islamic State and al-Nusra Front were…
Rohingya Crisis and Bengal Delta!
As an effect of Myanmar Army's ethnically cleansing of Rohingyas in the name of countering terrorism created a refugee crisis in…
The Rohingya Crisis Could Topple Sheikh Hasina
Bangladesh has been mired in political scandals and ever-escalating tensions for the past few years now, and it’s also at…
Miseries of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang
Several disturbing reports have surfaced over media about Xinjiang region in China. The case in point is sweeping and punitive…
Afghanistan: No Triumph but Trump
History repeats itself so rapidly as after 90’s behavior of threats, allegations, and pressure, One and a half decade long…
Geopolitics of Rohingya Crisis
The timing of the current Rohingya crisis is very crucial because the crisis surfaced again at the time when the…
There’s a Simple Reason Why Iran Isn’t in BRICS – Saudi Arabia
Many multipolar proponents have been hoping that Iran would be invited to a BRICS Summit one of these years, but…
CPEC: Hiccups in Expansion of Karakoram Highway
Expansion of Karakoram Highway (KKH) is instrumental in the success of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), facing acute challenges of…
US-China Rupture and North Korea
There is a shift in international security order from Euro-Atlantic to Asia, and more precisely Asia-Pacific. The US is still…
Pakistan’s Fragile Democracy
Pakistan’s democracy - apparently takes a step forward after Shahid Khaqan Abbassi, a veteran politician and loyal to ousted Prime…
Silk Route and Marxist Historical Materialism
Recently at People Liberation Army’s rally, Chinese President Xi Jinping has asked China to go to Marxist roots. Many foreigners…