Introduction The South Caucasus – comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia – is a small but geopolitically significant region, susceptible to intense competition between regional and global powers. It is also …
Central Asia
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Opinion: Iran is a Different Challenge
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 5 minutes readIt is a foreign policy scenario that is totally different from what the Trump administration has been witnessing in the last four months. It has nothing to do with chasing …
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“War has a momentum of its own… you know where you begin. You never know where you are going to end.” — George F. Kennan Over a city starved of …
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America’s volatile foreign policy is forcing India to revisit its own priorities. Domestically, the Modi government seems intent to move faster on domestic reforms to buttress growth that is ordinarily fueled by commercial ties …
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Senator Lindsey Graham Says U.S. Tariffs Drove India to Cut Russian Oil Imports
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 4 minutes readUS Senator from South Carolina Lindsey Graham said that US tariffs on India are the “chief reason,” India has reduced its purchases of Russian oil, linking the policy to Washington’s …
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Canada’s New $2.5 Billion Ukraine Aid Package Sparks Fiscal Debate at Home
by Prabhjot Singh 4 minutes readWhen Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled a new economic assistance package for war-torn Ukraine during a brief meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a Halifax-area airport, it triggered a …
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What I Learned About Conflict, Dignity, and Recovery While Visiting Sri Lanka’s Minefields with HALO
by Farzana Baduel 4 minutes readSometimes, life delivers a humbling reset. Last week, I traveled eight hours north from Colombo to Jaffna, Sri Lanka, with The HALO Trust, the world’s largest humanitarian demining organization. What …
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Opinion: A Test of Wills in the Backyard
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 5 minutes readSixty-odd decades ago, it was Cuba, a missile crisis, and a potential nuclear showdown with the then Soviet Union. The United States, under the John Kennedy administration, would have no …
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US Hosts First G20 Sherpa Meeting in Washington, Outlines Economic Priorities for 2026 Presidency
by SAH Staff Reporter 1 minutes readThe United States convened the first G20 Sherpa meeting of its 2026 Presidency in Washington on December 15 and 16, 2025, describing the discussions as “successful.” The meeting brought together …
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Nearly four years after Russia launched what was supposed to be a lightning operation to decapitate Ukraine in days, Vladimir Putin is still explaining—patiently, sternly, and with imperial nostalgia—that peace …