Global South
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.
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
Africa’s Strategic Neutrality Under Energy Shock
The Iran war Africa dynamic is not defined by diplomacy but by exposure. Disruptions in fuel and fertilizer flows linked to the Strait...
March 20, 2026
Iran War and the Strait of Hormuz System Shock
The Iran war Strait of Hormuz crisis is less about closure than collapse of confidence. Limited attacks have already slowed tanker traffic, disrupted...
March 20, 2026
Inside the Iran Crisis: Escalation, Survival, Spillover
The Iran regional escalation is reshaping power balances across the Middle East and beyond. This in-depth analysis examines regime survival, proxy warfare, energy...
March 3, 2026
Why Iran 2026 Is Not Iraq 2003
The airstrikes on Iran and the reported killing of its supreme leader evoke memories of Baghdad, but this is not an invasion designed...
February 28, 2026
