Political Philosophy

Semiconductor Chessboard: How the US-China AI Race is Redrawing Global Alliances and Diplomatic Strategy

When OpenAI's leadership approached the Trump administration in late October 2025 with an ambitious request to expand Chips Act tax credits beyond semiconductor fabrication to cover AI data centers,...

The New Scramble for Syria: Turkey, Iran, Russia, and the Gulf States Jockey for Power in Post-Assad Syria

The transformation from Assad's Syria to Sharaa's Syria represents nothing less than a geopolitical earthquake that has sent...

Syria’s New Era: Ahmed Al-Sharaa’s Historic Washington Visit Marks Potential Shift in US-Middle East Relations

When Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa steps into the White House on November 10, he will cross a threshold...

The Great Rebalancing: How Multipolarity Is Transforming International Relations in 2025

When Indonesia formally joined BRICS in July 2025, it marked more than an expansion of an economic bloc—it...

Sudan After al-Fashir: The Logic of Partition

The fall of al-Fashir on October 26, 2025, marked far more than a tactical victory for Sudan's Rapid...

Moral Courage of Limits: How Hans Morgenthau’s Political Realism Reveals the Deepest Ethics of Power

There is a peculiar paradox at the heart of moral action in politics: those who claim to act from the highest principles often cause...