Analysis and events

While the West studies Ukraine's war for lessons, the Baltic states have spent two decades learning how to counter Russia without one.
Wang Yi's May 2026 visit to Ottawa was billed as a reset. But comparing China's official statements with its policy scholars reveals how Beijing really reads Canada's shift.
Mr. Ahmedoğlu discusses why Türkiye could not buy its seat at NATO's table with sixty years of bases and soldiers, yet secured it with drones and shells in a decade.
Since the United States has indicated a desire to protect its domestic economy and partially withdraw from the post-World War II trading system, middle powers are scrambling to adjust.
Mr. Nouri argues that the "rescue mission" framing of the 2025 war on Iran was a deliberately capacious narrative serving several aims as Washington and Jerusalem pursued divergent objectives.
It appears the Iran war was sold as a humanitarian liberation of the Iranian people, but has steadily collapsed into a transactional negotiation with the surviving regime.
In this article, Toni Meier examines the shortcomings of rational economic theory in explaining the escalating and sustained tension between the world's two largest economies.
Canada’s Arctic is facing growing maritime security pressures as climate change reduces sea-ice coverage, expands vessel access, and exposes gaps in surveillance and infrastructure.
In this interview, Dan Prasuhn, Research Associate at Tessera, speaks with Dr. Alaa Al-Aridi, Professor of International Law, about the current U.S.-Israeli war with Iran and the wider regional escalation.
With Myanmar’s final election phase ending on January 26, 2026, this report argues that lasting stability depends less on the electoral process than on curbing the military’s corrupt revenue networks.