01 May International Relations Not Without Cause: Iran’s Mistrust of Pakistan Is Rooted in Experience May 1, 2026 By Ashu Maan 0 comments Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin Odnoklassniki WhatsApp WhatsApp VK Telegram Viber Pakistan's mediation between the United States and Iran continues. Delegations arrive and depart from Islamabad. Communiqués describe p...Continue reading
01 May International Relations Nepal’s Foreign Policy at Stake: When Strategic Cooperation Becomes Strategic Dependency May 1, 2026 By Ashu Maan 0 comments Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin Odnoklassniki WhatsApp WhatsApp VK Telegram Viber There is a threshold in bilateral relationships between unequal states at which cooperation becomes structural dependency. The threshol...Continue reading
01 May SOCIETY, CULTURE, AND SECURITY Ink and Iron: The Poets and Young People Jailed for Simple Tributes May 1, 2026 By Ashu Maan 0 comments Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin Odnoklassniki WhatsApp WhatsApp VK Telegram Viber Wang Juntao was a seventeen-year-old high school student when he wrote the poem that got him arrested. It was April 1...Continue reading
16 Apr Podcast Child Soldier to Double Agent: The Untold Story of Kagusthan Ariaratnam Spy Tiger: The 05 File April 16, 2026 By Kagusthan Ariaratnam 0 comments Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin Odnoklassniki WhatsApp WhatsApp VK Telegram Viber In this powerful interview, former child soldier Kagusthan Ariaratnam shares his extraordinary journey from being forcibly recruited in...Continue reading
29 Mar Military Strategic Reorientation: The Doctrine of Persistent Ground Raids in the Iranian Theater March 29, 2026 By Kagusthan Ariaratnam 0 comments Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin Odnoklassniki WhatsApp WhatsApp VK Telegram Viber The escalation of the 2026 Iranian conflict, codified as Operation Epic Fury, has reached a critical juncture where the limitations of ...Continue reading
26 Mar Modern Warfare Arctic Sovereignty and the New Cold Front: Strategic Modernization and the Sino-Russian Challenge March 26, 2026 By Richard Wagner 0 comments Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin Odnoklassniki WhatsApp WhatsApp VK Telegram Viber The geopolitical equilibrium of the High North is undergoing a fundamental and irreversible transformation. For decades, the Arctic was...Continue reading
22 Mar International Relations Geopolitical Alignment or Strategic Autonomy: Sri Lanka’s Defense Posture and the 2026 Indian Ocean Crisis March 22, 2026 By Kagusthan Ariaratnam 0 comments Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin Odnoklassniki WhatsApp WhatsApp VK Telegram Viber The decision by the administration of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to deny the United States military access to the Mattala Rajap...Continue reading
22 Mar SOCIETY, CULTURE, AND SECURITY A Formal Disclosure and Challenge to the Professional Integrity of Professor Rohan Gunaratna: The “05” File and the Mechanics of State Deception April 2, 2026 By Kagusthan Ariaratnam 0 comments Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin Odnoklassniki WhatsApp WhatsApp VK Telegram Viber This open letter, authored by Kagusthan Ariaratnam (also known as Murali and code-named "05"), serves as a formal whistleblowing disclo...Continue reading
17 Mar counterterrorism, Asymmetric warfare The Geopolitical Transformation of Asymmetric Naval Warfare: From the Sri Lankan Littoral to a Grand Strategy for the Strait of Hormuz March 19, 2026 By Kagusthan Ariaratnam 0 comments Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin Odnoklassniki WhatsApp WhatsApp VK Telegram Viber The modern maritime security environment has undergone a fundamental shift from blue-water fleet engagements to highly complex asymmetr...Continue reading
16 Mar Podcast SADF Podcast Alert: “A Tale of Child Soldier: In Discussion with the Authors of ‘Spy Tiger 05 File’ April 7, 2026 By Kagusthan Ariaratnam 0 comments Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin Odnoklassniki WhatsApp WhatsApp VK Telegram Viber Join us for an eye-opening episode as we delve into the harrowing yet inspiring journey of Kagusthan Ariaratnam aka Murali, a former ch...Continue reading