Ideas We Believe

Russia's silent nod to withdrawal from Ukraine , can only be the painful submission of a haughty wrestler after dozens of unsuccessful bids to win. The only face-saver in this context, is that it was given cover of the US-Iran deadly war , to quickly cut its wartime losses, and somehow make a case for pull back. The US however lacks this option. Iran has been a failure of its grandeur, especially after years of chiding its own allies on their lack of military spend. US has proven, that in spite of a large military with advanced technology, its never a 'easy win' in the 21st century. US war exploits since Vietnam, have drawn more and more and more unpopularity, but like a rusty army unwilling to relinquish its chainmail armors, the US army keep walking into the same track over and over again. Much detailed analysis has been made on how Iran had prepared itself for this war for decades now, and what US has proven to itself is that Middle east is no Venezuela.  To look back a...

When the COVID-19 pandemic cast its shadow on the global arena, the fuss was about healthcare, crisis-mobility and supply chains . Each among them held a threat to the existing polit-bureau of international politics , from international organisations coming under fire to the rise of right-wing politics over the globe, could be seen as a precursor to the summer of 2025 , which has seen 5 countries go into a direct war with one another. And the cursed thing about wars is they breed quickly like a festering infection. While the theory is that the pandemic might have been the trigger for these global skirmishes, I posit that it was only a catalyst in the larger political cycle .  While the 2000s had seen massive army deployments around the globe, the 2010s were a calmer decade. Led by the democrats in the US , and the rise of liberal politics around the EU. And as we have now been made more aware of, those were a decade of political correctness, DEI and more so of anti-inequality. ...

There is furore among diplomats regarding medium-sized autocratic nations wielding more hard power on the new world order. Countries like Turkey, Iran and Saudi Arabia have begun to meddle in the politics of their neighbourhood, which was earlier restricted to great powers like Russia or Europe. The reason was the grand exit of the US from the world scene post-2016 when it began to look inwards in response to the awaking dragon. However, a bigger picture in these battles must be more easily seen. The fall of the Soviet union was globally witnessed, but none stood watching when the colonies fell into the European merchants. In fact, the peace that shadowed post second world war saw colony owners sign on behalf of their holdings. Boundaries were drawn to satisfy the European view of the world. Thus the constant turmoil in these autocratic nations speaks of a history that was ignored in this treaty of the west. Baghdad, for example, had long been the capital of the Islamic dynasties. Howe...