More than 1,000 airstrikes against the Houthis since March 2025 have failed to stop their operations. They continue attacking shipping and expanding control of …
Harga or Harraga, a frequently heard term in Morocco often described as “burning the borders,” is becoming increasingly used and could easily get out of control…
Five years after its February 2021 coup, Myanmar is a laboratory for a new political order, where armed conflict and transnational organized crime have fused in…
Indonesia is having an influential diplomatic moment — high tempo, new pacts, a president personally driving foreign policy across the world stage. Yet the prin…
Recent agreements reached in Saudi Arabia and Beijing suggest a new Middle East order. The reality is a cautious standstill. The Gulf is not building an indigen…
China’s President Xi Jinping and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi signed an agreement on Sept. 2 in Cairo to expand on the countries’ ties, which could b…
I was standing on a sidewalk on Gemmayze Street in Beirut, Lebanon, when I spotted a man wearing a white glove coming toward me. Then came another white-gloved …
The Middle East is a region where some wildlife has been subjected to the possibility of extermination.
The United States has long been operating under the idea that if it puts a vice grip on Iran’s economy, its leaders will eventually become more reasonable. The…
When conflict is discussed, women are often introduced through the language of suffering: the displaced, widows, survivors, and mothers protecting children. The…
When Teodora, 22, asks her parents to tell her stories from when they were young, one scene keeps returning: her mother crossing the streets of Belgrade to meet…
Algeria’s growing influence is a timely topic for the international community, especially after the Aug 10 killing of Libyan Major-General Fawzi al-Mansour in a…
The United States and Cuba share a bitter history that spans nearly seven decades. The U.S. federal indictment of former Cuban President Raúl Castro in April on…
On Aug. 7, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan signed a joint defence agreement in Mecca, carrying a political and geopolitical message that goes far beyond the …
While some Tunisians nostalgically recall Ben Ali-era stability and stronger livelihoods, others see his rule as the repression that made the revolution necessa…
The Trump-Modi relationship is facing a new test. As India balances ties with the U.S., Russia, Iran, Europe, and Pakistan, South Asia’s geopolitical landscape …
In April 2025, state agents arrived in East Sarajevo to arrest the president of Republika Srpska and withdrew in an armed standoff without firing a shot. Three …
NATO's summit in Ankara on July 7-8 had threatened to go off the rails even before U.S. President Donald Trump and his counterparts sat down to work, the Associ…
Iran’s wartime economy is still moving, but much of that movement is defensive rather than healthy. Sales, deposits, and transaction values have risen in some a…
The feature explains how regional conflict reshaped the UAE's security priorities, energy strategy, and diplomatic role amid persistent geopolitical uncertainty…
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