Op-ed

 Cynthia Jacobs The Eastern Mediterranean is becoming an increasingly important arena in the contest over maritime boundaries, energy security and regional influence. Turkey’s growing naval presence and its strategic partnership with Libya have strengthened Ankara’s position in this competition, giving it additional leverage over future gas projects, undersea …

Alexis Nexus The next frontier of military competition may not be found only in hypersonic missiles, autonomous drones or artificial intelligence. It may lie within the human body itself—in the vast microbial ecosystem that helps regulate digestion, immunity and metabolism. As synthetic biology advances, researchers are exploring ways …

James Ross The history of extremism in the Arab world cannot be understood through security failures and the rise of armed groups alone. It must also be examined through the political ideas, organizational networks and historical circumstances that allowed radical movements to emerge, adapt and cross national borders. …

Maysa Al-Rifai The meeting in Tehran between senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, Pakistan and Iran was more than another security gathering in a region accustomed to managing crises on the brink of disaster. Its significance lies in a strategic paradox: the three countries that signed the Mecca …

Dr. Shehab Al-Makahleh The attack in Karak was more than an act of terrorism. It was an assault on the social compact that holds Jordan together—and a reminder that national unity must be defended through security, justice, and an uncompromising commitment to equal citizenship. From the church in …

When the intelligence academy of a leading regional power publishes a report called “The Anatomy of Israeli Expansionism”, the message goes beyond scholarship. Turkey’s National Intelligence Academy issued the report on October 23rd, according to Noon Post. Its central claim is that Israeli expansion is not a response …

Catherine Markus Water rarely makes headlines until it becomes a source of conflict. In Central Asia, where rivers cross borders, glaciers feed agricultural valleys and growing cities compete for limited supplies, water is becoming one of the region’s most consequential geopolitical questions. The challenge is not simply how …

By Francesca Meloni France’s unrest is not simply a story of burning cars, vandalized shops, or confrontations between demonstrators and police. It reflects a deeper crisis of political legitimacy in a country struggling to reconcile public expectations with economic constraints, institutional paralysis, and a rapidly changing social order. …

America’s elections will not change its Israel policy. They may change the Democrats’ A shifting party, a constrained Congress and a long wait until 2029 Whatever happens on November 3rd, American policy towards Israel and Palestine will remain in Donald Trump’s hands. Even a Democratic Congress could hold …