Global Strat View

09/24/2025

Hot off the press: our latest print edition spotlights dramatic contrasts in Kathmandu vs Dhaka, defense and maritime security, and critical reflections on justice, secularism and minority rights

Axis of Opportunism or Strategic Cooperation? How Military Ties Between Iran and North Korea Evolved to Accommodate Russia

09/22/2025

"Two cities, two uprisings, two leaders. One chose the path of responsibility; the other, the lure of power. History will not judge them equally."

While it may be premature to judge Karki’s approach a success, Yunus’s failures are unmistakable.

09/16/2025

“ now stands at a dangerous crossroads. Without an inclusive political process, the vacuum will only empower radical forces that threaten both the country’s democratic fabric and the region’s stability.”

Today’s rulers in Dhaka depend on the organizational muscle of Jamaat-e-Islami and Hizb-ut-Tahrir

09/15/2025

"Only by reawakening Iran’s kinship with its Vedic past can we redirect its vast spiritual energy away from destruction and toward renewal. Such a return may usher in a golden age of peace — or ignite a new crisis of identity."

Since the 1973 Arab-Israeli War, no Arab state has dared to confront Israel militarily. The wars have not disappeared — they’ve simply changed hands. Since 2006, Iran has taken the lead in orchestrating hostilities against Israel, not through direct confrontation, but through proxy warfare and i...

09/15/2025

"The persecution of Assyrians in the Middle East cannot solely be reduced to religious intolerance against Christians; the violence they face is also due to their ancestral ties to their homeland. Assyrians’ claims to Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria predate both Islam and the modern-day state borders, making their existence a living reminder of histories modern-day regimes wish to erase. Through their dual identity of being Christian and indigenous, Assyrians are left vulnerable to forces that seek a homogenous national narrative."

For over a century, the Assyrian people—an ancient indigenous community rooted in the heartlands of Mesopotamia (modern-day Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria)—have endured a haunting legacy of violence, displacement, and erasure. Their history is not marked by a single tragedy, but by a series of ge...

09/13/2025

Chandra's memory will not be left in shadows. His wife and son deserve more than hollow platitudes—they deserve justice.

07/26/2025

What's the story behind the black Fasting Buddha statue seen in His Holiness the Dalai Lama's private chapel? Former RFA journalist Karma Zurkhang reveals the fascinating journey of how he acquired and gifted this unique artifact.

The statue of the fasting Buddha has become a cherished jewel to His Holiness. That, in itself, is a testament to his wisdom and humility.

07/26/2025

"This is the reality of Trump’s Foreign Policy—not a clean pivot, but a knife fight in the corridors of American power. On one side, the President of the United States, using tariffs as a lever to force strategic engagement. On the other hand, an unelected priesthood of activist diplomats, radical liberal technocrats, and neocon warmongers still clinging to their decade-old fantasy of “democracy promotion,” even as the country they’re trying to save has moved on."

Trump is negotiating with the facts on the ground. Foggy Bottom is still chasing ghosts.

07/17/2025

Secretary Rubio issued a statement designating Lashkar-e-Tayyiba proxy, The Resistance Front-which had claimed responsibility for the April 22 - as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and Specially Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization.

07/14/2025

The 15 page preliminary report on Air India flight 171 raised more questions than it answered, writes Sanjay Lazar. "What has appeared most offensive to people in the Indian Aviation industry is the Aviation Accident Investigation Bureaus report which in its final sentences, states that “at this time there were no safety recommendations for either Boeing or General Electric,” thereby absolving both the US based corporate giants of any culpability in this episode."

Dead men tell no tales, and the secret of AI-171 may go down with its 260 victims from the plane and in that Medical college.

07/08/2025

" and 's shared perception of a common adversary, the United States of America, has fostered a partnership that, despite some contradictions and opportunistic nature, now extends to critical military technologies like missiles and, most recently, advanced drones, with Moscow increasingly acting as a key facilitator and beneficiary," writes Samyak Mishra.

Iran and North Korea found common ideological ground. This anti-Western ideology established the foundations for military collaboration, which existed throughout the protracted Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s.

07/04/2025