Category Geopolitics

Brinkmanship in Vermilion: Modi’s Escalation of the India-Pakistan Conflict

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Brinkmanship in Vermilion: Modi’s Escalation of the India-Pakistan Conflict Latest Developments Night of Strikes and Sirens In the dead of night, the conflict that had been brewing for weeks erupted into bright plumes of fire on the horizon. Air-raid sirens…

Operation Sindoor: India’s First Missile War? A Strategic Autopsy of the Pahalgam Retaliation

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Operation Sindoor: India’s First Missile War? A Strategic Autopsy of the Pahalgam Retaliation Introduction: A Missile Shatters the Silence at Midnight In the early hours of May 7, 2025, thunderous explosions shattered the Himalayan silence around Muzaffarabad. Minutes later, a…

Ethiopia: Anatomy of a Fractured State — Ethnic Federalism, Civil War, and the Risk of Collapse – Fractured States Series — Vol. II

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Ethiopia: Anatomy of a Fractured State — Ethnic Federalism, Civil War, and the Risk of Collapse – Fractured States Series — Vol. II Introduction — Ethiopia as a Paradigmatic Fractured State Ethiopia exemplifies the archetype of a “fractured state” –…

Fractured States: Why Identity-Driven Countries Are the World’s Hidden Conflict Zones

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Fractured States: Why Identity-Driven Countries Are the World’s Hidden Conflict Zones Introduction: What Are Fractured States? Some countries don’t fail because they are poor, corrupt, or badly governed.They fail because they are broken at the identity level. Across the world,…

The Nation as Martyr: Serbia’s Victimhood Narrative and the Fracturing of State Identity Fractured States Series — Vol. I

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The Nation as Martyr: Serbia’s Victimhood Narrative and the Fracturing of State Identity Fractured States Series — Vol. I Fractured States – Series Introduction This intelligence brief is the first installment in Fractured States, Prime Rogue Inc.’s new geopolitical series…

Gaza 2025: Siege, Surveillance, and Shifting Sands

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Gaza 2025: Siege, Surveillance, and Shifting Sands 1. Introduction: The Siege is the Strategy Gaza is not merely a place. In 2025, it is a condition. A physical, psychological, and juridical anomaly—a 140-square mile trauma loop where time doesn’t pass…

Eagles in the Sand: How the China–Egypt Air Force Drill Shattered the Illusion of Israeli Hegemony

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Eagles in the Sand: How the China–Egypt Air Force Drill Shattered the Illusion of Israeli Hegemony I. Introduction: The First Crack in U.S.–Israeli Hegemony On April 19, 2025, Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force jets touched down at an Egyptian…