A professor once walked into a classroom and suddenly announced a surprise test. The students had no prior information. The professor, however, knew it was only a small exercise meant to observe their reactions. This simple situation reveals a powerful economic concept: Adverse Selection caused by Information Asymmetry. The professor...
In the grand theater of global affairs, the United States has long cast itself as the self-appointed World Police, wielding sanctions like a nightstick and military might like a badge of authority. But beneath this facade lies a troubling reality: a nation that presumes to dictate terms to sovereign states,...
In international politics, friendship between nations is often celebrated. Leaders shake hands, hug on global stages, and call each other “great friends.” But history repeatedly shows that geopolitics is not about friendship. It is about interests, power, and timing. Since Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power in 2014, India’s...
Five days ago, the world changed. On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran — codenamed Operation Epic Fury by Washington and Operation Roaring Lion by Tel Aviv. The opening salvo didn’t just hit military installations. It killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei himself,...
In 2026, Iran is no longer just “contained.” It is calibrated. While headlines scream about missile strikes and wounded civilians around Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh, something deeper is unfolding: Tehran’s military evolution is no longer reactive. It is strategic, layered, and increasingly difficult to deter. This is not the Iran...
As the world watches the Middle East simmer and U.S. politics churn, two figures stand out like twin pillars of defiance: Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu. Both men have dominated their respective arenas for years, weathering scandals, legal battles, and public outcry while clinging to power with an iron grip....
The world economy runs on a fragile thread called confidence, and oil is one of the pillars holding that thread together. When oil routes are threatened, markets panic, governments react, and ordinary people feel it in their daily lives. That is exactly what is unfolding around the Strait of Hormuz...
When powerful nations speak about “freedom,” “security,” and “global peace,” it sounds noble. But when bombs fall, governments collapse, and entire regions turn into graveyards of broken cities, questions begin to rise. Why are some countries invaded, sanctioned, or bombed — while others, equally authoritarian and nuclear-armed, are left alone?...
In global politics, timing is everything. P.S: Qasem Soleimani (1957–2020) was a high-ranking Iranian Major General and commander of the Quds Force, an elite unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) The 2020 Context: A Season of Mediation The assassination of Qasem Soleimani was carried out on January 3,...
The Biggest Shock: Is Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Dead? Reports claim that Iran’s Supreme Leader has been killed in a massive coordinated strike allegedly carried out by United States and Israel. Some versions go further — stating that members of his immediate family and senior military officials also died in the...
