by Azka Ali | Nov 5, 2025 | Economics and Trade, Global Affairs
In the 21st century, maritime chokepoints have become the true arbiters of global trade. Ports and shipping lanes, often dismissed as technical infrastructure, now sit at the heart of international power struggles. From the Panama Canal in the Americas to the Strait...
by Azka Ali | Nov 5, 2025 | Crime & Lawfare, Global Affairs, Information Warfare
In the past decade, the boundaries between cybercrime and statecraft have blurred to an unprecedented degree. What once appeared to be the domain of shadowy hacker groups has become increasingly intertwined with the geopolitical strategies of powerful states. Today,...
by Azka Ali | Nov 5, 2025 | Economics and Trade
Artificial intelligence (AI) is often discussed in terms of its impact on productivity, creativity, or data-driven industries. Yet, its consequences for the global trade system—particularly for labor-export economies in the Global South—may be far more disruptive than...
by Azka Ali | Oct 25, 2025 | Defense and Security
For most of the modern era, air superiority has been the cornerstone of military doctrine. From World War II through the Gulf War, the assumption was clear: the side with advanced fighter jets, long-range bombers, and integrated air defense systems could dominate the...
by Azka Ali | Oct 24, 2025 | Crime & Lawfare, Global Affairs
Money laundering has long been described as the financial bloodstream of organized crime, terrorism, and corruption. To combat it, global regulators—chief among them the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)—have created elaborate systems of surveillance, compliance, and...
