The Strait of Hormuz - A convergence point for energy, military, and political concerns
Monday, September 28, 2026, 10:23 (GMT+7)
Recent escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz have highlighted that, amidst intensifying great-power competition, the value of a geostrategic area is determined not merely by geographical position or military might, but increasingly by the capacity to influence and control the flows of energy, trade, technology, and global supply chains.
The emergence of a new strategic order in the Middle East
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 10:19 (GMT+7)
Recently, the political and security situation in the Middle East has become increasingly complex, leading to a significant change in the region’s strategic order. This transformation is not simply a return to “the old order” or “a unipolar system”, but rather a shift towards a new and more complex strategic order
Top ten notable military events of the world in 2019
Friday, January 03, 2020, 08:34 (GMT+7)
The year 2019 marked the transitional period of the world order from “unipolarity” to “multipolarity,” both creating opportunities and posing challenges for small countries’ defence of independence and self-reliance. The following outstanding military events selected by the National Defence Journal will give us a basic description of the world scene in 2019
U.S. withdrawal of JCPOA and restoration of sanctions against Iran and the implications
Wednesday, October 17, 2018, 07:45 (GMT+7)
The process of global denuclearization requires the effort made by both countries and international community. However, that could be an abstract notion when the U.S. announced its withdrawal of Iran nuclear deal and restoration of sanctions against this country. That decision has caused unimaginably far-reaching implications
New moves in the US-Iran relations
Sunday, October 01, 2017, 13:21 (GMT+7)
Alleging that Iran supported terrorism and continued to test and develop ballistic missiles, posing a threat to regional and global security, recently, the U.S. has accelerated economic sanctions and military deterrence against Iran. This has been a new move of the US government since President Donald Trump took office, making the U.S.-Iran relations more intense