Analysis

Ferial Ara Saeed Saudi Arabia and the UAE have emerged as central components in the Trump administration’s AI strategy. But interdependence carries its risks. Red Cell The Red Cell series is published in collaboration with the Stimson Center. Drawing upon the legacy of the CIA’s Red Cell—established following …

Paul London Like Donald Trump now, U.S. leaders in the 1920s just wanted to wring money out of Europe. However, Donald Trump is also keen on completely rewriting the history of U.S.-European relations. With Donald Trump claiming that the “EU is far nastier than China,” it is high …

American interests are advanced by connecting the world’s free and open spaces through enhancing connectivity, buoying regional aspirations for peace and prosperity, and denying operational space to revisionist actors. Globalization—characterized by chasing the lowest costs of production, including in rival countries’ territory—is at an end. Yet, this does …

The phenomenon of negative electricity prices has become a reality across Europe, and with the rapid expansion of solar installations lacking sufficient storage capacity, this phenomenon is emerging everywhere. In early May, European energy prices saw a significant decline due to low demand and increased solar power generation. …

For the first time since BRICS was established in 2009, Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend the annual summit. His absence from the July 2025 gathering in Rio de Janeiro—a meeting that features a dramatically expanded bloc and arrives at a moment of geopolitical flux—suggests that it …

MEPs will debate the start of the latest EU presidency, now held by Denmark. They will discuss Denmark’s agenda for its six-month Council Presidency, which started on 1 July, with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. The debate will take place later this week in Strasbourg where MEPs are meeting …

Mariam Nadeem Since the October 7 Hamas attack, Israel has unleashed a level of devastation on Gaza that goes far beyond any claim of targeted retaliation. Entire neighborhoods have been flattened, hospitals reduced to rubble, schools turned to graves, and refugee camps bombed with no regard for the …

However, over the last 20 months, the size and scope of Israeli military campaigns have gone beyond the frontiers of Gaza and the occupied West Bank to venture into some other nations in the Middle East. The government of Israel has engaged in assaults in Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, …

Dr. Shehab Al-Makahleh On July 7, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in Washington—not as a routine diplomatic guest, but as a key player in a volatile geopolitical theater on the verge of eruption. Analysts have dubbed it a “war visit”—one that could pave the way for a …