Geostrategic Media Political Commentary, Analysis, Security, Defense
Dr. Shehab Al-Makahleh In war, the first casualty is not truth. It is hierarchy. The missiles over Iran did more than rupture military installations and redraw escalation maps across the Gulf. They exposed something larger and far more consequential: the quiet disintegration of the geopolitical order that governed …
May, 2026
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12 May
Will Turkey Ever Lay Down Its Arms Against the Kurds?
Hadi Elis For decades, Turkey has systematically created problems for the Kurdish people. Those problems did not emerge from thin air. They forced the Kurds to form the PKK as a resistance movement against deliberate, state-driven assimilation policies—policies that many would argue amount to an effort to exterminate …
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11 May
US Senate minority leader vows to push new vote to end Iran war
US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer accused President Donald Trump on Monday of dragging the US into war with Iran and announced that Senate Democrats will force another vote on legislation seeking to end US military involvement. Speaking on the Senate floor, Schumer said that the Trump administration …
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11 May
The Race for Data: The New Era of Digital Armament
Dr. Nessrine Mesto-Assaad On January 21, 2025, during his first press conference following the start of his second term as President of the United States, Donald Trump announced his support for the largest artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure project to date—the Stargate Project—under Executive Order No. 14179. He was …
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11 May
AI without humans risks creating ‘world beyond our control,’ expert warns
Gokhan Ergocun If we rely on machines only, ‘then we are creating a world which is beyond our control,’ Bouee tells Anadolu Imagine a world where machines replace humans entirely. That worst-case scenario can be avoided if AI is used to augment — rather than replace — human …
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11 May
Trump says Iran ceasefire on ‘massive life support,’ blasts Tehran’s response as ‘piece of garbage’
Rabia İclal Turan ‘I would call it the weakest right now, after reading that piece of garbage,’ Trump says on ‘very simple’ Iranian response to US’ latest proposal US President Donald Trump said on Monday that the ceasefire with Iran is on “massive life support,” calling Tehran’s response …
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11 May
The Night When Britain Joined Continental Europe’s Political Culture
Britain’s political pundits are enjoying themselves commenting on the shock results of municipal elections which have seen the governing Labour Party’s candidates humiliated. More than 1,000 of Sir Keir Starmer’s men and women running local councils across the country have been voted out of office. Two big winners The …
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11 May
Dollar Steady as Iran War Uncertainty Weighs on Markets
Global currency markets remained broadly stable on Monday despite escalating geopolitical tensions linked to the ongoing conflict involving the United States and Iran. The limited movement in the US dollar came after President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s response to a United States peace proposal, reinforcing concerns that the …
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11 May
The Fragile Ukraine Ceasefire Reveals the Limits of Diplomacy in Prolonged Modern Warfare
Sana Kan The continued clashes and drone strikes reported by Ukraine despite a United States brokered ceasefire reveal the deep structural difficulties facing diplomatic efforts to end the Russia Ukraine war. Although both Moscow and Kyiv formally agreed to a temporary ceasefire between May 9 and May 11, …
