The transformation of coercion into norm
How Power Converts Constraint into Obligation Introduction Coercion is commonly understood as the overt use of force to compel obedience. It appears as an exceptional act: visible, contestable, and morally charged. Yet in many political systems, coercion does not remain external to the social order. Over time, it is absorbed, stabilized, and rendered legitimate through […]
Strategy as the Capacity Not to React
Selectivity, Temporality, and the Exercise of Power in Signal-Saturated Environment Abstract In contemporary political, institutional, and organizational environments characterized by a dense proliferation of signals, strategy is increasingly conflated with responsiveness and speed. This article advances a counter-argument: strategic failure rarely results from insufficient information or delayed reaction, but rather from an inability to hierarchize […]
When Incentives Govern: How Political Systems Fail Without Failing Leaders
Introduction: Why Political Failure Is Rarely Accidental Political breakdown is commonly explained through personal failure. Leaders are accused of corruption, incompetence, or moral weakness. While such explanations satisfy public outrage, they rarely withstand systematic analysis. Across regions and regimes, similar patterns of failure recur even when leadership changes, expertise improves, or goodwill is publicly asserted. […]
The Taliban’s New “Principles Charter”:
Institutionalising fear, legal simulation, and the logic of authoritarian survival Governance, Coercion, and Structural Insecurity in Contemporary Afghanistan Editorial Status This article is published as part of an independent research and analytical initiative. The views expressed are solely those of the author. Published: January 2026 Abstract The Taliban’s recent promulgation of a new “principles charter” […]
Governance Logics, Historical Trajectories, and Comparative Conflict Dynamics
This article is published as part of an independent research and analytical initiative. The views expressed are solely those of the author. Published: January 2026 ⸻ Abstract International confrontations are often explained as the result of deliberate political choices, aggressive ideologies, or short-term strategic calculations. This article advances a different argument. It contends that many […]
Structural Insecurity and the Production of International Confrontation
Governance Logics, Historical Trajectories, and Comparative Conflict Dynamics This article is published as part of an independent research and analytical initiative. The views expressed are solely those of the author. Published: January 2026 Abstract International confrontations are often explained as the result of deliberate political choices, aggressive ideologies, or short-term strategic calculations. This article advances […]
Beijing 2025: Strategic Rituals, Emerging Multipolarity, and the Erosion of Western Hegemony
Abstract On 3 September 2025, Beijing staged an unprecedented military parade commemorating the eightieth anniversary of Japan’s defeat in World War II. More than symbolic remembrance, the event functioned as a strategic ritual combining military spectacle, institutional diplomacy, and ideological narratives to challenge U.S. primacy. This article argues that the parade illustrates the erosion of […]
Alaska 2025: Anchorage as the Theater of Power, Illusion of Peace, and the Fracturing of the West
1. A summit of shadows, heavy with illusions The Anchorage summit of August 15–16, 2025, was not a negotiation but a mirror. No ceasefire, no roadmap, no monitoring mechanism — only spectacle. Yet this spectacle had meaning: Vladimir Putin, once cast as a pariah, was received with ceremonial dignity on American soil and departed without […]
The August 8, 2025 Peace Agreement, the TRIPP Corridor, and the Geopolitical Reconfiguration of the South Caucasus
1 – Abstract, Introduction, and Historical Context Abstract On August 8, 2025, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a landmark peace agreement at the White House under direct U.S. mediation. The accord, unprecedented in scope, formalized the cessation of decades-long hostilities while embedding a major economic and strategic initiative: the […]
The Rise of Preemptive Fragility: Strategic Reordering after Operation “Rising Lion”
The Rise of Preemptive Fragility: Strategic Reordering after Operation Rising Lion Dr. Naim Asas ⸻ Abstract On June 13, 2025, Israel launched Operation Rising Lion—a large-scale and precisely coordinated military campaign targeting Iranian nuclear and strategic infrastructure. This unprecedented operation involved over 200 aircraft, high-intensity cyberattacks, electromagnetic interference, and covert intelligence operations that penetrated deeply […]