Op-ed

The growing number of books, novels and films imagining the fragmentation of the United States or the outbreak of another American civil war is not simply a literary fascination with catastrophe. It reflects something deeper in the American political imagination: a growing sense that the country’s political and …

Sara Ross The reported threat by President Donald Trump to “devastatingly bomb” Oman if Muscat were to obstruct his efforts to end the war with Iran is more than another provocative statement in an increasingly volatile conflict. It exposes a serious strategic contradiction at the heart of Washington’s …

By Adnan Nassar The image of the United States has changed considerably over the past several decades. A country that for much of the post-Cold War era presented itself as the principal champion of freedom, democracy and human rights is increasingly viewed with skepticism in parts of the …

 Dr. Shehab Al-Makahleh Jordan has entered another period in which the question of the West Bank is no longer being discussed simply as part of the unresolved Palestinian-Israeli conflict, but increasingly as a direct question of Jordanian national security. For decades, Amman has warned that any fundamental change …

With the 60-day ceasefire window between the United States and Iran approaching its end, President Donald Trump faces a strategic dilemma that increasingly resembles a choice between two undesirable outcomes: launching another military confrontation with Iran, or waiting for the U.S. midterm elections while the economic consequences of …

As Israel approaches its October 27 parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to be adding a new adversary to his increasingly crowded regional threat narrative: Turkey. The latest confrontation between Jerusalem and Ankara over Syria is therefore about more than a military dispute over an airbase near …

Robert Inlakesh While the US president continues to lie to his people about imagined victories over Iran in West Asia, the arguments fall flat amongst the vast majority of Americans who see through his tired rhetoric. Unlike past military blunders, Washington has not and will not be able …

By Dr. Dan Steinbock              For China and the Global South, US-EU tensions are part of a broader struggle over selective globalization. The US increasingly prioritizes technological dominance, supply-chain security, industrial protection and strategic competition with China. Under Trump, this approach has become openly transactional and unilateral: tariffs, market …

Dr. Shehab Al-Makahleh This year, 2026, marks the 18th anniversary of the beginning of the Cold War — the politico-ideological and military-economic confrontation between the blocs led by the United States and the Soviet Union. It also marks the thirty-fifth anniversary of its definitive conclusion, brought about by …