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James Holmes Naval theorist Alfred Thayer Mahan would likely be baffled by Trump’s war on drugs—but would be instantly familiar with his broader geopolitical motives in the Caribbean. What would Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan, America’s fin de siècle evangelist of sea power, say about the US blockade on …
December, 2025
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24 December
Syria’s Transition Is Consolidating Power Without Sovereignty
Dr. Shehab Al-Makahleh Syria is often described as entering a fragile transition. In reality, what is taking shape is something more troubling: a political order that claims stability while institutionalising fragmentation, external control, and undeclared concessions that will shape the country for decades. Recent clashes from Aleppo to …
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22 December
How to Finish off the Muslim Brotherhood
Ahmad Sharawi Donald Trump’s recent executive order is the right approach to diminishing the Muslim Brotherhood’s influence in the Middle East, but further measures should target its broader financial support networks. Washington has argued for years about how to deal with the Muslim Brotherhood. President Donald Trump just …
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22 December
Why Turkey Just Asked Putin to Take Back the S-400 Triumf Air Defense System
Peter Suciu Turkey has kept the S-400 systems deactivated for nearly a decade as it has sought re-entry into the US-led F-35 program. In a little over a week, millions of American consumers will be returning holiday gifts they didn’t like. Now, NATO member Turkey is attempting to …
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22 December
Why Is Germany Buying Up More Eurofighter Aircraft?
Peter Suciu Berlin won’t be alone in adopting the new Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 5 aircraft, as Italy and Spain are also on track to receive additional aircraft in the coming years. The German Luftwaffe will receive at least 20 additional Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft, after Berlin approved the procurement …
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22 December
The New Energy Geometry of Russia, India and the UAE
Dimitra Staikou Since 2022, the energy relationship between India and Russia has quietly become one of the most consequential adaptations to the West’s sanctions on Moscow. What began as an opportunistic trade in discounted crude has evolved into a durable restructuring of global energy flows—one that exposes a …
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22 December
The Arab Spring’s Painful Lessons
Alexander Langlois Fifteen years after the Middle East’s largest pro-democracy movement, the West still has not learned that supporting autocracy is no longer sustainable. The Arab Spring carries multiple meanings for the many millions of people across the Middle East and North Africa, let alone the world. The …
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22 December
China’s Chip War Strategy Is Fixed. Here’s Why America’s Should Be, Too
Jianli Yang China’s chip strategy is focused on self-reliance. The United States should reconsider its decision to allow Nvidia to export H200 chips and instead enact a total export ban. US President Donald Trump’s recent announcement to permit Nvidia to export its high-end H200 chips to China has triggered another …
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22 December
The Arab Spring 15 Years Later
Seth J. Frantzman The pro-democracy movement marked the death knell of Arab nationalism and unintentionally quickened a shift of regional power toward the Gulf States. In early December, Tunisian authorities arrested a well-known opposition activist. Human Rights Watch noted that Ayachi Hammami, “a lawyer and rights defender, was …
