Dr. Shehab Al-Makahleh Power abhors ambiguity, but it feeds on vacuum. The moment the rumor mill dares to imagine a Middle East without Ali Khamenei, the calculus of force shifts from deterrence to temptation. Whether dead, dying, or diminished, the symbol matters more than the body. Crowns are …

Dr. Shehab Al-Makahleh The shockwave generated by the interview conducted by Tucker Carlson did not end when the cameras stopped rolling. What unfolded after the broadcast—away from the studio lights and beyond the rehearsed cadence of public discourse—was, by all measures, more consequential and more disturbing. Immediately following …

U. S. President Donald Trump is curious about why Iran has not yet agreed to reduce its nuclear program, despite increasing military pressure from the U. S. Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, mentioned this during an interview, expressing that Trump is not frustrated but is interested in Iran’s …

Ajay Kumar Mishra and Shraddha Rishi* At the Davos World Economic Forum, Mark Carney, the prime minister of Canada, shared his thoughts on the hegemonic and subservient world order. When integration turns into a source of subordination, one cannot “live within the lie” of mutual benefit in the …

Cory Smith In an era marked by systemic turbulence, the most valuable strategic asset is no longer mere military might or economic heft—it is reliability. Across the globe, conflicts proliferate, geopolitical rivalries intensify, and international institutions are increasingly immobilized by gridlock, polarization, and eroding public trust. In such …

Dr. Shehab Al-Makahleh In the annals of American engagement in the Middle East, few partnerships have assumed as profound a strategic significance as that between Washington and Amman today. The trajectory of US-Jordanian relations, culminating over the past year, reflects not mere transactional diplomacy but a deliberate convergence …

Alon Ben-Meir Back in the 1950s, the United States, even a whisper of sympathy for Russia or the Soviet Union was unthinkable and seen as almost traitorous. The eventual rise of McCarthyism was all about rooting out what were presumed to be “un-American activities”, i.e., anything that could …

After the successful US regime-change military action in Venezuela, it appears Washington is aiming for a similar endeavor again—this time in the Middle East against Iran. Mass mobilization of US military assets—most notably the deployment of a naval armada in the Arabian Sea, the forward deployment of the …

Sandra Bullocci The second round of nuclear negotiations between the United States and Iran concluded in Geneva on Tuesday under the rhetoric of “guiding principles,” as Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi phrased it. A U.S. official confirmed that “progress was made,” yet cautioned that “a lot of details …