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Diplomatic Drawdown: Why America Has an Ineffective Department of State

The Trump administration’s degradation of diplomacy has appeared in multiple ways, including vacancies at the State Depa…
The Uncomfortable Truth about Afghanistan’s Future

Kabul must learn to grapple with its Taliban problem. Anyone looking in Afghanistan for an easily understood story of go…
Tiananmen Option: Would China Use Military Force in Hong Kong?

If push comes to shove, then overwhelming force might yet be viewed by Beijing as necessary to avoid imperiling the regi…
Kashmir: A Nuclear Flash Point

Zamir Ahmed Atan India has challenged the whole world with nuclear war, the Defense Minister announced to review its pol…
Addressing Economic Challenges in Africa Through Deep Investments

Jeff Broth The African continent comprises a diverse collection of countries, each with its own set of challenges…
The Kashmir crisis spotlights what a civilizational world looks like

James Dorsey India’s decision to deprive Kashmir of its autonomy, alongside a clampdown in the troubled north-western Ch…
Counterintelligence operations in the Persian Gulf War and the Iran-Contra Operation

Bob Boudahl Counterintelligence played an enormous and very beneficial impact on the success of the first Gulf War, “Des…
Security architecture in the Gulf: Troubled prospects

James M. Dorsey Russia, backed by China, hoping to exploit mounting doubts in the Gulf about the reliability of the Unit…
The scenarios ahead of the Deal of the Century

Somayeh Khomarbaghi The fate of the deal of the century is unknown as the deal continuous running into problems. The Wes…
Power is a drug – What China is the U.S. fighting against?

Dickson Yeo At the basement floor of the Chinese National museum in Beijing, there’s a curated collection of China’s imp…
Data replaces oil as significant resource; reshapes geopolitics

Shehab Al Makahleh The diminuendos behind the international order are in a process of mutability with data enabling; res…
The Middle East: Barrelling towards a nuclear and ballistic missiles arms race

James M. Dorsey The Middle East is barrelling towards a nuclear and ballistic missiles arms race. The race is being aide…

OPINION

Middle East

Geopolitics, the black swan in Saudi-Indian relations

February 17, 2019

James M. Dorsey When Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra …
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The Turkey-US Crisis

January 12, 2019
Will new oil cartels lead to new political blocs?

January 9, 2019
Behind Israel’s love affair with Latin America

January 9, 2019
Israel in Syria

December 16, 2018

Terrorism & Extremism

The future of the terrorist phenomenon in the Middle East

March 1, 2019

Shehab Al Makahleh Terrorism has become a nightmare for many countries. This confirms the dependence …
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Future risk of jihadists on Jordan’s security

February 17, 2019
Did Jordan king visit Moscow to avert disaster in the region?

February 19, 2018
Turkish-Kurdish war or Daesh civil war?

January 25, 2018
What are the likely scenarios for the Middle East for the coming years?

December 22, 2017

Interviews

#Peace4Mideast

Say YES! to #Peace4Mideast

October 4, 2016

We are appealing to all people of conscience and especially 1.3 billionMuslims around the world …
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