New Eastern Outlook

It is not only the Iranian factor which determines the prospects of BRICS; however, the current situation surrounding the Islamic Republic of Iran can, without exaggeration, be regarded as a genuine stress test for this format of cooperation. Iran as a Strategic Asset of the Association Iran’s accession to BRICS in January 2024 did not […]

The Bab el-Mandeb crisis represents a broader transformation in modern warfare, where disrupting maritime trade and global supply chains has become as strategically significant as conventional military operations, requiring new legal, diplomatic, and security responses. From Battlefields to Shipping Lanes The recent developments in the US-Iran conflict demonstrate that modern wa...

One of the outcomes of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the DPRK was the decision to hold celebratory events to mark the 65th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between the DPRK and the PRC in July 2026. In the Chinese media, the summit was highly praised. […]

Iran’s strikes have exposed the Gulf’s energy security as a strategic Achilles’ heel, while the US-Iran confrontation is turning the region into a wider battlefield. As American protection increasingly carries the risk of regional blowback, the Gulf states face a stark choice: retaliate, de-escalate, or pursue strategic autonomy. The Gulf’s New Vulnerability The Gulf’s economic ...

What began as a joint U.S.-Israeli operation against Iran had, by mid-2026, morphed into a tectonic shift in the entire Middle East security architecture. The Islamabad Pause, Not Peace On July 12, 2026, the world learned of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Iran. The document should have been the endpoint […]