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Qatar Expands Its Partnership with NATO

Qatar is pursuing two parallel tracks in an increasingly turbulent regional environment: diplomacy on the one hand and s…
SCO at 25—As an Election Observer

Farhat Asif Today 23 August 2026, citizens across Kazakhstan are electing the first Kurultai under the country’s new Co…
HCSS Fuel Security series | Fuel is no longer just an energy issue. It’s a security issue

HCSS – The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies The events of this year have made that abundantly clear. The war in …
Turkey, Israel and the Dangerous Vacuum in Post-Assad Syria

Dr. Yashwant Singh Abu al-Duhur matters less for what happened there on Tuesday, August 18, than for what it revealed. S…
India-Pakistan May 2025 Redux: More on the Mystery at Kirana Hills

Ankit Panda Thinking through new information about the May 2025 India-Pakistan clash. For this issue, I wanted to turn m…
China’s Strategic Plan for Space Superiority

Namrata Goswami China defines space superiority as achieving space logistics and infrastructure, and then using them for…
What’s Behind China’s Problematic Advance in Uruguay?

Evan Ellis Introduction In February 2026, Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi made a state visit to Beijing, signing numero…
The Hormuz Catastrophe: The Netanyahu and Trump Administrations Knew the Risks—and Escalated Anyway

By Dr. Dan Steinbock The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has produced precisely the kind of strategic blowback tha…
US–Iran War, Mecca Agreement and Strait of Hormuz Crisis

An Interview with Hadi Elis by AsiaOne News — August 13, 2026 AsiaOne News: The Middle East is experiencing a profound t…
Are Israel and Turkey Avoiding a Direct Confrontation in Syria?

J. Morgan Turkey and Israel do not appear, at least for now, to be willing to test the limits of their military power ag…
Al-Batayneh: Jordan Outside the Mecca Pact: What Comes Next for Amman?

Eng. Saleem Al-Batayneh The Arab world today appears increasingly fragmented, with individual states carrying their own …
The Candidates Who Beat AIPAC: Can Democratic Progressives Hold Their Ground in November?

The 2026 Democratic primary season is producing a political development that would have been difficult to imagine only a…

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Middle East

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Why Jordan Is Losing Patience With Iran

March 22, 2026

Iran’s missile attacks have alienated the Hashemite Kingdom, but the chances of Jordan joining the …
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Vision or Vanity? Deconstructing the Trump Gaza Development Plan

January 31, 2026
Washington’s Strategy Against Iran: Victory Without Firing a Shot

January 31, 2026
China and EVs: The “Involutionary” Dilemma

September 3, 2025
America’s AI Pivot to the Gulf

July 17, 2025

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