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Dr. Shehab Al-Makahleh The Geostrategic Media Center has obtained, from diplomatic sources, a draft resolution prepared by the mission of Russia, which was circulated Sunday evening among members of the United Nations Security Council. The draft calls for an immediate halt to armed clashes and military escalation in …

Arthur Michelino On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched a coordinated military campaign against Iran, killed the Supreme Leader, and announced regime change as the operational objective. This from an administration that had built its foreign policy identity on the explicit promise to stay out …

Dr. Shehab Al-Makahleh One year has passed since the massacres that struck Syria’s coastal cities beginning on March 6, leaving deep scars across communities in Tartus, Baniyas, Jableh, Latakia, and surrounding villages. For nearly two weeks, violence swept through areas where many Alawites live, leaving behind a legacy …

Lama Alrakad In international politics, terms such as sovereignty, international law, and democracy are frequently invoked. Yet behind this calm diplomatic vocabulary lies a far more rigid reality: the balance of power. History teaches us that states do not move solely according to principles; they act according to …

As the war between Iran and the U.S.–Israeli alliance intensifies, Tehran finds itself increasingly isolated on the global stage. The killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, and a sustained bombing campaign by the United States and Israel have placed Iran under immense military pressure. In response, Tehran …

Emerging markets have faced significant challenges due to a rush of cash out of risk assets, particularly after the escalation of conflict in the Middle East. The U. S. and Israel’s military actions against Iran have led to steep declines in emerging market currencies and stocks, resulting in …

Beneath the visible theater of warfare, a more consequential dynamic appears to be unfolding. It is one that suggests the United States may have misjudged not merely Iran’s capabilities but the nature of the war itself. The assumption was that a few days into the war, especially after …

Iran has indicated that Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, will be his successor. This announcement comes after Israel’s military actions in Tehran, where they targeted fuel depots, and following an Iranian attack that reportedly damaged a desalination plant in Bahrain. Ayatollah Hosseinali Eshkevari …

Venezuela’s crude oil output is unlikely to see significant increases for years, despite President Trump’s promises of U.S. oil investments following Nicolas Maduro’s capture. Although Venezuela is believed to possess the world’s largest oil reserves, production has drastically decreased due to decades of mismanagement and the nationalization of …