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The Dangerous Radicalization of Japan

In the quiet coastal waters of the Taiwan Strait last week, a Japanese destroyer, the JS Ikazuchi, performed a maneuver …
Ceasefire Extension Masks a Wider Power Struggle as Trump Signals Long Game with Iran

The current crisis sits at the intersection of multiple overlapping conflicts involving Israel, Lebanon, and Iran. What …
The Gatekeeper of Gas, the Investor in Hunger: Trading Sovereignty for Perpetual Power

There is something telling about a smile in Washington. Not the ceremonial kind that accompanies routine diplomacy, but …
From Internal Fault Lines to External Confrontation: Why Turkey Has Recast Israel as Its Primary Adversary

Hadi Elis For much of the past two decades, Turkish politics has been structured around internal antagonisms. The govern…
The U.S. Lost Hungary But The Interference Continues

Thomas Cavanna After 16 years in power, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán suffered a massive defeat in Hungary’s April 12 parl…
Will the Iran War Undermine America’s Indo-Pacific Strategy?

Hridoy Sarkar America has engaged in yet another war in the Middle East through Operation Epic Fury, which began with th…
What Is Better for the State of Israel: Miserable Palestinians or Dignified Citizens?

Mohammad Nosseir A conflict that has lasted nearly eight decades may require an approach different from the recurring cy…
A defining week in Africa: between moral voice, political tensions, and economic reality

Sibgha Hadi Africa has shown itself in the past week again as a continent of dramatic contrasts, in which moral leadersh…
Gulf Capital at the Crossroads: Sanctions, War and the Reconfiguration of Global Financial Power

Dr. Shehab Al-Makahleh In moments of systemic rupture—when geopolitics collides with capital flows—the illusion of a ne…
When Hormuz Chokes, the World Goes Hungry

Rafaeil Christiano The world is fixated on oil prices again. Tankers, benchmarks, and barrels dominate the headlines. Bu…
Rivalry at a Chokepoint: China and the U.S. Clash in the Strait of Hormuz

Dr. Nadya Helmi China’s entry into the tensions surrounding the Strait of Hormuz in April 2026 was no longer merely caut…
The Gulf Is No Longer a Crisis Zone—It Is the Fault Line of a Fragmenting World

At first glance, the latest escalation involving Iran in the Gulf may appear to be yet another familiar cycle of regiona…

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