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By James Eliott When Jordan’s King Abdullah II takes the podium at the United Nations General Assembly, his address is rarely a routine exercise in diplomatic positioning. It is better understood as an attempt to reorder the international conversation around the Middle East—to move the debate beyond the …
September, 2026
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24 September
Al-Makahleh: Iran and Taiwan – The Two Wars Behind the Trump–Xi Summit
By Dr. Shehab Al Makahleh The most consequential question surrounding Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington is not whether Donald Trump and Xi can announce another trade arrangement. It is whether the two leaders can prevent two separate geopolitical crises—one unfolding in the Middle East and the …
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24 September
Washington’s Bet on Iraq: The Slow, Fragile Path to Disarming the Militias
In the corridors of the United Nations General Assembly, a quiet but consequential shift is underway in how Washington approaches one of the Middle East’s most intractable security dilemmas: the disarmament of Iraq’s armed factions. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi on …
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23 September
King Abdullah’s Warning to the World: The Middle East Cannot Be Managed Forever
By Dr. Shehab Al Makahleh There was something unusually revealing about King Abdullah II’s address to the United Nations General Assembly this week. At a time when the international system is being overwhelmed by wars, competing crises, strategic rivalries, and an ever-shortening public attention span, the Jordanian monarch …
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22 September
How Europe’s 2027 Elections Could Test EU Governance
Stefan Lehne Radical-right parties are expected to do well in upcoming elections in four of the EU’s biggest member states. If successful, they could prevent the union from addressing key challenges ahead. The fragmentation of Europe’s political scene and the rise of the radical right have changed the EU’s governance in significant ways. So far, the …
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22 September
The Women Who Refuse to Be Erased: Kurdish Women’s Fight for Peace and Justice
Hadi Elis For over a century, the Kurdish people have endured a systematic campaign of oppression thatseeks to erase their identity, their language, and their very existence. At the heart of this struggle stands a figure too often overlooked in international discourse: the Kurdish woman, who bears the …
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22 September
Global AI Race and Existential Risks: The Need for Multipolar Cooperation
By Dan Steinbock The global AI race has entered a new, existential stage. Anthropic CEO’s idea for international cooperation is the step toward right direction. But it is unipolar and thus vulnerable to potential weaponization. What’s urgently needed is multipolar AI cooperation. On September 14, AI-linked stocks …
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22 September
Iraq Under Washington’s Iran Sanctions Microscope
Iraq has once again found itself caught between Washington and Tehran, but this time the pressure is moving through an increasingly sophisticated instrument of American power: sanctions that do not stop at the borders of the country being targeted. Baghdad’s reported decision to prevent Iranian airlines from landing …
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22 September
Is Andy Burnham Preparing Britain for a Post-Brexit Reversal?
When British Prime Minister Andy Burnham refused to rule out a future Labour commitment to rejoin the European Union, he did not announce a new government policy. But politically, his words were more significant than the formulation might suggest. Asked by The Independent whether he could exclude a …
