Research Ethics for Sustainability: From Ethical Principles to Collective Action
On 10 September 2026, Tessera Institute for Global Affairs hosted an online workshop on Research Ethics for Sustainability in collaboration with the European Association of Research Managers and Administrators (EARMA).
Briefings: The Mecca Accords and its Implications For India
Analytical Brief by Lakshya RohillaYPP Research Analyst, Tessera Institute for Global Affairs On August 7, 2026, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan, signed the tripartite Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, establishing a new trilateral security and defense framework amid growing regional instability and uncertainty across West Asia and the Gulf. Signed in Mecca by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed […]
Analytical brief: India’s Relationship with West Asia
India’s expanding partnerships with rival powers across West Asia reveal both the opportunities of multialignment and the limits of strategic autonomy in protecting its energy, trade, and security interests.
Paper Sovereignty: Why a New Defense Bank Won’t Solve Canada’s Arctic Vulnerability
Canada’s push to diversify defence partnerships and financing will mean little for Arctic sovereignty unless Ottawa can turn procurement plans into deployable military capability.
Analysis: The Regionalization of Political Order in The Horn of Africa
From strategic ports to corridors, political order in the Horn of Africa is being reorganized through networks of states, external powers and local actors that conventional theories struggle to capture.
Blood on the Algorithms: How Combat Footage Shapes the Propaganda of the Iran-US War
From polished US strike montages to Iran’s missile-and-drone videos, both sides are turning combat footage into evidence for competing claims of military dominance.
Below the Threshold: What the Baltic States Can Teach NATO About Countering Russia
While the West studies Ukraine’s war for lessons, the Baltic states have spent two decades learning how to counter Russia without one.
How China Interprets Wang Yi’s Visit to Canada and Canada’s China Policy
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.
Op-Ed: Africa is the Off-Ramp Middle Powers Need
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.
Op-Ed by Mani Nouri: From Rescue Mission to What, Exactly? Part II
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.