The author argues that the United States-dominated world order is in meltdown. Its foremost client state, Israel, that forced it into war with Iran, has abandoned the battlefield and is fighting civilians in Lebanon. As America prepares for a ground invasion of Iran, Israel has confirmed that its soldiers will not join the fray.
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Staying the Course in Troubled Waters: India’s Priorities for the 2026 BRICS Summit
India takes the chair of BRICS for the fourth time on 1 January 2026. The official theme, “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability”, isn’t just branding. It is a direct echo of what Prime Minister Modi laid out in Rio last July: give BRICS a new form, centre it on the Global South, keep it oriented to people-first, and focus on practical cooperation. In today’s fragmenting world, that message lands differently. Great power competition is sharpening, supply chains are snapping, and the scramble for critical minerals has acquired strategic urgency. India’s presidency has a chance to turn this expanded platform into a bridge, not a barricade.
At its core, DPI rests on a simple idea: the state provides open, interoperable digital rails that both public services and private innovation can run on. Rather than delivering each service through a stand-alone administrative apparatus, governments rely on shared digital platforms that standardise identity verification, payments, documentation, and data exchange.
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The United States Transfers NATO Commands to European Allies: Functional Reorganization or Adaptation of Hegemony?
This article argues that the transfer of selected NATO operational commands from the United States to European allies should not be read as a sign of American retrenchment or of a post-hegemonic transition, but rather as a functional reorganisation within a persistently asymmetric alliance structure. By distinguishing between political, operational, and strategic levels of reciprocity, it interprets the reallocation of command responsibilities as an adaptation of U.S. hegemony to changing systemic priorities, rather than a substantive redistribution of strategic control.
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