Military & Security

Winthrop M. Rodgers The stalemate over government formation is affecting the semi-autonomous region’s ability to deal with the fallout of the Iran war – and eroding its autonomy. More than 18 months have passed since voters in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq went to the polls in …

The latest attacks, following months of JNIM raids on Mali’s vital fuel supplies, show the need for negotiation at a regional, national and local level. Jihadist and Tuareg separatist militants launched a sequence of shocking attacks across Mali on 25-26 April. The unprecedented scale, geographical spread and levels …

Ezgi Başaran Many celebrated Hungary’s strongman Vikt Orbán’s fall via electoral defeat at the beginning of April.  What does his fall possibly portend for his fellow autocrat Recep Tayyib Erdogan’s political future in Turkey? Two cases of competitive authoritarianism After all, the authoritarian styles of Orbán and Erdoğan …

Dr. Shehab Al-Makahleh The Collapse of the Illusion: When Empires Whisper “You’re On Your Own” History rarely announces its turning points with fanfare; it prefers irony. The return of Donald Trump to the White House did not begin a new era—it exposed the fragility of the old one. For decades, …

Dimitra Staikou In an era defined by volatility, the United Kingdom is confronting a reality it can no longer afford to misunderstand. What appears on the surface as a migration challenge or a series of isolated security concerns is, in fact, something far more structural: the convergence of …

Michael Hernandez King Charles on Tuesday highlighted the UK’s response to the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the US, remarks that came as President Donald Trump assails London’s refusal to join his war on Iran. “In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, when North Atlantic Treaty Organization invoked Article …

Dr. Shehab Al-Makahleh By any conventional standard, the road that led the United States into war with Iran was anything but strategic. It was opaque, erratic, and at times deeply contradictory. Public statements by Donald Trump oscillated between confidence and confusion, leaving allies, adversaries, and even his own …

Until this month, Democrats have been focused and unified in their messaging about the economy. However, U. S. President Donald Trump’s recent threats against Iran and controversial self-portrayals on social media, including attacks on the pope, have shifted the dynamics. Approximately 40% of House Democrats, totaling 84, have …

Filippo Buffa Every few years, the same obituary is written again. America is finished, we are told. It has lost its nerve, exhausted itself in the Middle East, divided itself at home, and opened the door to a Chinese century. It is a powerful story, and like many …