Analysis

Dr. Shehab Al-Makahleh A President Between Two Fears Power, when stripped of clarity, becomes performance. This is the paradox defining the current posture of Donald Trumptoward Iran: a leader who refuses both escalation and withdrawal, yet insists on projecting strength. According to converging assessments—including reporting echoed by The Wall Street Journal and …

By Dov Lieber, Jared Malsin and Summer Said After bearing the brunt of Iran’s counterattack, the financial powerhouse is strengthening security cooperation with Israel and widening a rift with Saudi Arabia The new alignment is redrawing political fault lines between the Arab world and Israel that defined the …

Ezgi Başaran Many celebrated Hungary’s strongman Vikt Orbán’s fall via electoral defeat at the beginning of April.  What does his fall possibly portend for his fellow autocrat Recep Tayyib Erdogan’s political future in Turkey? Two cases of competitive authoritarianism After all, the authoritarian styles of Orbán and Erdoğan …

Dr. Shehab Al-Makahleh The Collapse of the Illusion: When Empires Whisper “You’re On Your Own” History rarely announces its turning points with fanfare; it prefers irony. The return of Donald Trump to the White House did not begin a new era—it exposed the fragility of the old one. For decades, …

Dimitra Staikou In an era defined by volatility, the United Kingdom is confronting a reality it can no longer afford to misunderstand. What appears on the surface as a migration challenge or a series of isolated security concerns is, in fact, something far more structural: the convergence of …

Dr. Shehab Al-Makahleh By any conventional standard, the road that led the United States into war with Iran was anything but strategic. It was opaque, erratic, and at times deeply contradictory. Public statements by Donald Trump oscillated between confidence and confusion, leaving allies, adversaries, and even his own …

Until this month, Democrats have been focused and unified in their messaging about the economy. However, U. S. President Donald Trump’s recent threats against Iran and controversial self-portrayals on social media, including attacks on the pope, have shifted the dynamics. Approximately 40% of House Democrats, totaling 84, have …

Filippo Buffa Every few years, the same obituary is written again. America is finished, we are told. It has lost its nerve, exhausted itself in the Middle East, divided itself at home, and opened the door to a Chinese century. It is a powerful story, and like many …

Two of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main rivals, Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, announced they will unite in the upcoming election to challenge his coalition government, mainly focusing on domestic issues like military conscription for the ultra-Orthodox. On broader issues such as Iran, Gaza, and Lebanon, their …