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Stretching across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and small island states, the Global South brings together countries with varied histories but shared aspirations for greater agency in world affairs. As these states seek new pathways for growth and representation, GCIRD explores the diplomatic, economic, and political currents driving their ascent.

China’s submarine missile test and the struggle over Pacific security

July 8, 2026

China’s Carbon Statecraft and the Reordering of Global Industrial Power

June 30, 2026

Iran’s Military Reconstitution and the Political Economy of Strategic Endurance

June 30, 2026

Iran’s Theory of Survival and Ascent

May 5, 2026

Hormuz, Bab al-Mandab and the contest to reroute power between the Indian Ocean and Europe

Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab now form a single strategic theatre. Iran, Israel, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Turkey and outside powers are competing over ports, pipelines, bases and transport corridors that could decide how energy, trade and military power move between Asia, Africa and Europe.

China’s submarine missile test and the struggle over Pacific security

China’s Carbon Statecraft and the Reordering of Global Industrial Power

Iran’s Military Reconstitution and the Political Economy of Strategic Endurance

Why Abu Dhabi Walked Away from OPEC and What It Means for the GCC

Security Without Command, Energy Without OPEC: China’s Strategy in the Persian Gulf

Four Futures of Work: How China Disrupts the Global AI Labor Framework

Security Without Command, Energy Without OPEC: China’s Strategy in the Persian Gulf

China is not trying to become the Persian Gulf’s next security patron. Instead, it offers a new model, which is security without command,...

May 1, 2026

How Pope Leo XIV Redefines Vatican Political Interference

The Vatican no longer asks permission to speak; under Pope Leo XIV, it uses structural moral leverage to influence war, immigration, and sovereignty...

April 25, 2026

Four Futures of Work: How China Disrupts the Global AI Labor Framework

Three Western views on AI and jobs warn of collapse, gradual shift, or net creation. China operates on a fourth logic that treats...

April 25, 2026

Strait of Hormuz Crisis: Iran, Energy Security, and the Future of US-China Rivalry

The Strait of Hormuz crisis has become a test of global energy security, US credibility, China’s strategic positioning, and alliance cohesion in an...

April 25, 2026

The war imposed on Iran and its impact on ASEAN

Higher energy costs, shipping disruption, inflation, fiscal strain, and intensifying great-power pressure are reshaping ASEAN as the war imposed on Iran turns a...

April 22, 2026

The Hormuz Shock Is Reordering Energy Power

The disruption of the Strait of Hormuz is doing more than unsettling oil and gas markets. It is accelerating a strategic shift toward...

April 20, 2026

The Military Anatomy of the Israel-United States war on Iran

An in-depth look at the weapons, airpower, missiles, drones, defense industries, materials, and strategic logic shaping the Israel-Iran war, with close attention to...

April 7, 2026

The Pacific’s Geoeconomic Exposure to the Persian Gulf Shock

The Pacific Island countries are not insulated from the war by distance. Their heavy dependence on imported fuel, limited storage, fragile shipping links,...

April 6, 2026

Strategic Non-Closure in the War on Iran

The unprecedented expenditure of Tomahawk missiles in the war imposed on Iran reveals more than the scale of coalition firepower. It exposes the...

by Amin Nouri

April 6, 2026

The War Imposed on Iran as a Contest Between Operational Disintegration and Strategic Non Closure

Air superiority, deep strike, and systems attack have given the coalition operational dominance, but Iran’s buried missile architecture, theater-wide punishment strategy, maritime leverage,...

by Amin Nouri

April 6, 2026

Global South

China’s submarine missile test and the struggle over Pacific security

China’s Carbon Statecraft and the Reordering of Global Industrial Power

Iran’s Military Reconstitution and the Political Economy of Strategic Endurance

Iran’s Theory of Survival and Ascent

Hormuz, Bab al-Mandab and the contest to reroute power between the Indian Ocean and Europe

China’s submarine missile test and the struggle over Pacific security

China’s Carbon Statecraft and the Reordering of Global Industrial Power

Iran’s Military Reconstitution and the Political Economy of Strategic Endurance

Why Abu Dhabi Walked Away from OPEC and What It Means for the GCC

Security Without Command, Energy Without OPEC: China’s Strategy in the Persian Gulf

Four Futures of Work: How China Disrupts the Global AI Labor Framework

Security Without Command, Energy Without OPEC: China’s Strategy in the Persian Gulf

How Pope Leo XIV Redefines Vatican Political Interference

Four Futures of Work: How China Disrupts the Global AI Labor Framework

Strait of Hormuz Crisis: Iran, Energy Security, and the Future of US-China Rivalry

The war imposed on Iran and its impact on ASEAN

The Hormuz Shock Is Reordering Energy Power

The Military Anatomy of the Israel-United States war on Iran

The Pacific’s Geoeconomic Exposure to the Persian Gulf Shock

Strategic Non-Closure in the War on Iran

The War Imposed on Iran as a Contest Between Operational Disintegration and Strategic Non Closure

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