Geopolitics

If there is one area of political knowledge that remains poorly understood, it is geopolitics. This field examines international power relations (domination and resistance, colonization, imperialism, war) as well as the strategies that actors deploy to preserve or strengthen their…

Throughout history, the world has witnessed countless wars, yet the ongoing conflict involving Iran, Israel, and the United States has sent shockwaves through the foundations of international relations, much like a powerful earthquake destabilizes the earth itself. Today, a sense…

Although this war is a continuation of the previous imperialist policy, it also presents dangerous new developments. As usual, we are inundated with propaganda, disinformation and fake news while strict censorship of information prevails. The official narrative is nothing new:…

by Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) The United States has begun enforcing a 10% global import tariff, marking another sharp turn in an unsettled trade agenda under President Donald Trump. The measure took effect early Tuesday in Washington, following earlier…

When security turns into a business, humanity becomes expendable. Fear is no longer an unfortunate consequence of international politics; it is a commodity—produced, marketed, and sustained. In today’s global order, wars are not always fought to end threats but to…

To understand political events, it is important to approach them from a historical perspective, but things change rapidly, and we must also adapt to the present. This requires grounding our thinking in the current circumstances. The historian’s perspective, essential for…

When the guns of the Second World War fell silent, Europe emerged devastated—physically, politically, and psychologically. In the ashes of catastrophe, European leaders drew what they believed was the most rational conclusion: security could no longer be guaranteed from within.…

In the volatile landscape of contemporary geopolitics, few arenas are as charged as Iran, a nation caught in the grip of severe internal unrest and external provocation. Waves of protest, driven by profound discontent with political oppression and economic despair,…

The year 2026 begins with a hangover: US imperialism reminds the world of its ugly past. A head of state is kidnapped, whisked away to the kidnapping country, put on display, subjected to a sham trial, and his country declared…

In her excellent book, Résister, the journalist for the independent media outlet Blast, Salomé Saqué, paints a portrait of the rise of fascism within Western societies. Systems considered to be democratic are now facing severe challenges. Authoritarianism is no longer…