Op-ed

Sibgha Hadi Africa has shown itself in the past week again as a continent of dramatic contrasts, in which moral leadership, political turmoil, and financial aspiration come into collision in a manner that would not only chart its own future but also that of the world. The continent …

 Dr. Shehab Al-Makahleh In moments of systemic rupture—when geopolitics collides with capital flows—the illusion of a neutral global financial order dissolve. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has long functioned as a pivotal stabiliser within that order, recycling hydrocarbon surpluses into global markets, particularly those of the United States. Yet the intensifying …

Rafaeil Christiano The world is fixated on oil prices again. Tankers, benchmarks, and barrels dominate the headlines. But this time, the real shock is not only flowing through energy markets—it is quietly seeping into the soil. What is at stake in the Strait of Hormuz is not just …

At first glance, the latest escalation involving Iran in the Gulf may appear to be yet another familiar cycle of regional instability. But that reading is dangerously outdated. What we are witnessing today is not a temporary disruption—it is a structural rupture in the global system. The Gulf …

Dr. Shehab Al-Makahleh There comes a moment in every geopolitical crisis when diplomacy ceases to be a pathway to resolution and becomes, instead, an instrument of entrapment. That moment has arrived. What we are witnessing is not the breakdown of negotiations—it is their transformation into a mechanism of …

Carla Davies Sudan’s self-appointed leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan is finding that his co-dependent relationship with the country’s Islamist-Muslim Brotherhood elite is beginning to run interference on his relations with the Gulf States and his ability to restock his arsenal. He is, as Africa Intelligence recently reported, struggling to …

Dr. Maorong Jiang For a variety of reasons, the DPRK regime has concentrated on nuclear weapons as the primary mode to achieve its goals.  As other legitimizing mechanisms erode, the state’s threat of nuclear reprisals in the event of a foreign attempt to force regime change has become …

Digital ad spend worldwide is estimated to hit $836 billion in 2026. However, a big chunk of this ad spend will not be seen by a human eye. In fact, according to a study done by Juniper Research, ad fraud in digital advertising worldwide will hit over $100 …

Zunaira Sarfraz On 23 March 2026, US President Donald Trump posted on a social media platform, Truth Social, that Washington and Tehran were engaged in productive negotiations. Within an hour, oil prices fell by nearly 11 percent. Iran’s Foreign Ministry immediately denied the claim, but the denial proved …