REDD+ and the Politics of Recognition
Rohail Millan Blog Editor Introduction REDD+ rests on a seemingly intuitive promise: if forests help regulate the climate, then protecting them should be recognised and rewarded as an effective form...
Non-Nuclear Military AI and the Risk of Misperception for a Nuclear War
Muhammad Ali Baig* In July 2026, hackers leaked over nineteen thousand files from India’s Kudankulam nuclear power plant. The files contained blueprints, cooling layouts, and supplier lists. On the surface,...
Surviving the Unmanageable: Nuclear Crises in the Twenty-First Century
Nicholas J. Wheeler Professor, Department of Political Science and International Studies, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK, [email protected] Phil Williams Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh,...
REDD+ and the Politics of Recognition
Rohail Millan, Blog Editor Introduction REDD+ rests on a seemingly intuitive promise: if forests help regulate the climate, then protecting them should be recognised and rewarded as an effective form...
The 15th issue of JCTS (Journal of Conflict Transformation & Security) is out now… Vol. 11 | No. 1 | 2026
[dflip id="9246" ][/dflip] Journal of Conflict Transformation and Security (JCTS) Current Issue The 15th issue of JCTS (Journal of Conflict Transformation & Security) is out now... Vol. 11 | No....
Trump-Xi Summit 2026 and the End of the American Century
Bulent Gokay * Trump’s recent visit to Beijing and the meetings with Xi took place amid heightened geopolitical insecurity in the Gulf and economic chaos elsewhere, both of which are the...
How has the war against Iran weakened the US?
Bulent Gokay * In the Strait of Hormuz, tankers have been burning, along with what remains of the post-1945 American-led order. … strange and profound changes are under way. …...
What the war on Iran means for the petrodollar and the US hegemony
Bulent Gokay & Lily Hamourtziadou In The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 18th-century English historian and a leading figure of the Enlightenment, Edward Gibbon, posited...
The Oil Factor Remains A Significant Concern That Looms Over The Conflict In Iran
Bulent Gokay* [W]hoever controls the Middle East controls the global oil spigot, and whoever controls the global oil spigot can control the global economy, at least for the near future...
Trump’s War on Iran and Geopolitical Implications
Bulent Gokay * Since the United States and Israel commenced their unwarranted and unprovoked strike against Iran, the character of the offensive has become apparent. It constitutes a large-scale bombing...
Why Does Trump Think He Can?
Alex Judge, Blog Editor On the 3rd January 2026, the news broke that Donald Trump had authorised a military operation that culminated in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro...
Religious Violence in Nigeria: A Two-Pronged Resolution
Tom Dear, Review and Interview Editor There has been a recent surge in social media of various posts showing horrendous statistics of religious violence in Nigeria. Posts on Instagram include...
Making Sense of Trump’s Aggression against Venezuela: Repeating Iraq in Venezuela
Bulent Gokay The forcible abduction of Nicolas Maduro, a sitting president, and Celia Flores, who is more than just a wife, also a former head of the National Assembly, and...