Geostrategic Media Political Commentary, Analysis, Security, Defense
Dan Steinbock After three months, the Ebola crisis in Central Africa has crossed a critical regional threshold. Concurrently, it reflects the emerging US/China division—and possible complementarity—of global health power. In late May, the principal question was whether the newly declared outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo …
August, 2026
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20 August
The War of Attrition: Why Pakistan Lacks Iran’s Comparative Advantages
Dr. Yashwant Singh Most comparisons between Iran’s 2025–26 war with Israel and the United States and a hypothetical Pakistan–India conflict ask the wrong question. They tend to focus either on the two sides’ ability to manage escalation or on whether Pakistan possesses “enough” missiles, drones, satellites, and other …
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20 August
Engineering Fear 5.0: Syria – A Testing Ground for the Turkish-Israeli Conflict
From Strategic Alliance to the Brink in Northern Syria Dr. Musfafa Al-Tal What is happening in Syria today is not merely a passing escalation, nor even another episode in the familiar series of Israeli strikes. It is a mirror of the collapse of old equations, and a test …
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20 August
The Broken Promise of Pakistan to Balochistan’s Flood Victims
Dimitra Staikou On August 11, 2026, the World Bank expressed serious dissatisfaction with how Pakistani authorities were managing funds linked to housing reconstruction for flood victims in Balochistan. According to Pakistan’s Dawn, the dispute emerged after funding for resilient housing was capped and resources redirected toward infrastructure projects. …
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20 August
Setting the Record Straight: Al Mayadeen’s Misrepresentation of the PKK and Komala
Hadi Elis Al Mayadeen should correct what appears to be a significant misidentification in its recent reporting concerning the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and Iranian Kurdish political organizations. The article, “PKK Digs Trenches Along Iran Border After Redeployment,” appears to conflate the PKK with Komala, an Iranian Kurdish …
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19 August
Trump says no talks with Iran underway or scheduled
Berk Kutay Gokmen and Yasin Gungor US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that no talks with Iran were underway or planned, adding the Strait of Hormuz remained open under Washington’s naval blockade. “There are no talks or conversations going on, or scheduled, with the Islamic Republic of Iran,” …
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19 August
Israel issues tender for illegal E. Jerusalem settlement units in breach of promise, rights groups say
Zein Khalil and Mohammad Sio The Israeli government broke a commitment over the controversial E1 illegal settlement project in occupied East Jerusalem by issuing a tender for 1,234 illegal settlement units without notifying petitioners who had challenged the project in court, three Israeli rights groups said Tuesday. In …
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19 August
Tehran accuses US of ‘squeezing Iran’ in effort to wrest concessions that were ‘never part’ of framework agreement
US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent, Secretary of War Hegseth are ‘way out of their league,’ says Iran’s parliament speaker Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammed Bagher Qalibaf has blasted US officials for “squeezing Iran” with the aim of wresting concessions that he says were “never part” of a framework …
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13 August
CIA had ‘low confidence’ in Iranian threat before Trump switched planes in Türkiye: Report
US intelligence officials had doubts about the credibility of an alleged Iranian assassination threat against President Donald Trump that was relayed by Israel and contributed to an extraordinary security operation during his departure from Türkiye last month, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. Citing current and former US officials …
