Geostrategic Media Political Commentary, Analysis, Security, Defense
In the latest episode of Russia Decoded, hosts Andy Kuchins and Chris Monday unpack how Russian media has responded to the growing conflict in the Middle East. What began as US-Israeli airstrikes against Iran have dramatically escalated into a wider regional conflict encompassing nearly every state in the …
March, 2026
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14 March
Al-Makahleh – Shared Alliance, Diverging Goals: The U.S.–Israel Gap on Iran
Dr. Shehab Al-Makahleh In Washington policy circles, it has long been treated as an article of faith that the United States and Israel share identical strategic objectives when it comes to Iran. Members of Congress repeat it. Think tanks reinforce it. Diplomats frame their talking points around it. …
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12 March
Why the Liberation of Kurdistan Could Be the Key to Ending Iran’s Ayatollah Regime
Hadi Elis For more than four decades, the Islamic Republic of Iran has stood as one of the most entrenched anti-American regimes in modern geopolitics. Since the 1979 revolution that brought the Ayatollahs to power, Washington has repeatedly attempted—through sanctions, diplomatic pressure, and strategic containment—to weaken Tehran’s grip …
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12 March
War Without a Center: Iran’s Mosaic Defense
Dr. Cherkaoui Roudani For decades, modern warfare has been understood through the logic of the center of gravity—the belief that destroying an adversary’s political or military core can produce rapid strategic collapse. Yet some contemporary strategic architectures appear deliberately designed to survive the disappearance of that center. The …
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12 March
Hormuz and the Return of Energy Panic
The world does not need a formal oil embargo to feel an energy shock. It only needs a prolonged crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow corridor that carries a huge share of the planet’s oil and gas. In recent days, IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva warned …
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12 March
How the Iran War Is Destabilizing the Global Economy
The war launched by U.S. President Donald Trump and backed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against Iran is often framed as a military confrontation or a strategic gamble in the Middle East. But its most immediate battlefield may not be Tehran or the Gulf. It is the …
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12 March
Gulf States Bear the Fallout of a War They Didn’t Start
The war triggered by strikes from the United States and Israel against Iran is increasingly exposing tensions between Washington and its Gulf Arab partners, as governments across the region grapple with the economic and security consequences of a conflict they say they neither initiated nor supported. According to …
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12 March
How the Iran War Tests China’s Middle East Strategy
Sana Khan The war involving the United States, Israel and Iran represents one of the most significant geopolitical crises confronting China’s Middle East policy in recent decades. For Beijing, the conflict is not merely a regional security crisis but a structural challenge to a strategy that has relied …
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12 March
Can Türkiye Prevent a Wider Middle East War? A Conflict at Risk of Regional Expansion
Enes Batu Hez The Middle East does not drift toward war. It gets pushed. And right now, the pushing is coming from multiple directions simultaneously—which is precisely what makes the current moment different from the crises that preceded it. The confrontation between Israel, the United States, and Iran …
