Iran’s Influence Architecture is Being Systematically Degraded
A coordinated campaign is dismantling Tehran’s proxy, logistics, and political layers, eroding its strategic depth.
25.1.2026 |
Mahan
Does Pretoria Even Know What It Holds In Simonstown?
As it hosts the G20 South Africa holds a powerful foreign policy asset that it remains entirely unable to leverage.
22.11.2025 |
Mahan
A Ten-Year Bet: How the US-India Pact Reshapes Indo-Pacific Power
Washington and New Delhi’s new ten-year defense pact signals a deeper strategic convergence that could redefine the Indo-Pacific balance of power for a generation.
9.11.2025 |
Mahan
Trump and Xi Test the Limits of Power in a Fragile New Detente
The meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in South Korea may mark the beginning of a new global detente as the two super-powers come to understand the limits of their power.
2.11.2025 |
Mahan
Minerals, Markets, and Maritime Power
The $8.5 billion US–Australia minerals pact marks a strategic effort to break China’s grip on critical materials and redraw the balance of industrial and maritime power in the Indo-Pacific.
27.10.2025 |
Mahan
Why Washington Cannot Afford to Lose India
Analysts warn that Washington risks losing India, the pivotal power in the Indo-Pacific, through careless diplomacy and rigid expectations. Treating New Delhi as an equal partner, not a subordinate, is now essential to preserve balance and keep the region open and democratic.
19.10.2025 |
Mahan
Pretoria’s US Standoff Reveals an Inability to Practise Effective Geostrategic Diplomacy
Pretoria’s uneasy standoff with Washington reveals an inability to practise effective geostrategic diplomacy with South Africa’s government showing neither the finesse nor the foresight to navigate great-power rivalries in a way that advances the national interest.
12.10.2025 |
Mahan
South Africa’s Iran Alliance Puts US Relationship at Risk
A MEARI report warns Pretoria’s deepening partnership with Iran threatens its strategic ties with the US, risking economic, diplomatic, and security fallout.
28.9.2025 |
Mahan
Diego Garcia Anchors US Influence in The Indian Ocean
Diego Garcia has long anchored Western power in the Indian Ocean, but shifting geopolitics and a looming sovereignty dispute now cast doubt over its future.
21.9.2025 |
Mahan
Global Sea Trade Pivots to Simonstown as Cape Chokepoint Rises
The Simonstown naval base regains global importance as Red Sea turmoil forces shipping south around the Cape.
14.9.2025 |
Mahan
