Middle East

Better enforcement of the re-imposed snapback sanctions on Iran could have a decisive effect on its oil exports to China. With the UN “snapback” sanctions back in force, the regime in Tehran finds itself more isolated and under pressure. The measures reinstate the zero enrichment standard and reimpose …

Sahibzada M. Usman If you glance at a map, Kazakhstan’s situation jumps out right away. It’s huge, resource-rich, and stuck in the middle of land with no direct path to the sea. That’s been both its strength and its burden. Strength, because it’s central in Eurasia; burden, because …

Zamir Awan It is appreciated that President Trump has announced a peace proposal after meeting Netanyahu. He announced a twenty-point proposal covering several aspects, but with a warning that if Hamas rejects his proposal, he will support Netanyahu to manage Gaza as per his way. The instant reaction …

Nicholas Oakes As U.S. President Donald Trump rolled out a new Gaza peace plan this week—one that dangles the possibility of eventual Palestinian statehood—events on the ground in the West Bank told a different story. Bulldozers escorted by armed guards cut through the hills near Beit Ur al-Fauqa, …

Ju Hyung Kim After half a century, the Indo-Pacific is confronted with a parallel scenario: the likelihood of a dual contingency where China seeks to unify Taiwan by force and North Korea mounts a full-scale invasion against South Korea. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets North Korea’s Foreign …

Dimitra Staikou On October 1, 2025, 65-year-old Mohammed Zahid, known as “Boss Man,” was sentenced to 35 years in prison as a leading member of a grooming gang in Rochdale, England. Zahid, a founding member of the gang, was convicted of systematically sexually abusing two underage girls between …

The re-imposition of U. N. sanctions on Iran, lifted under a 2015 nuclear deal, has prompted Western powers to rethink their strategy for managing Iran’s nuclear program, according to diplomats and analysts. European nations France, Britain, and Germany, collectively known as the E3, expected that the snapback threat …

Simran Walia Authors: Simran Walia & Shashank Khandwe* Japan’s domestic political climate appears to be in a loop of instability, as the country enters its fourth Prime Ministerial contention within the past five years. The post-Abe pattern of short-lived terms continues as PM Ishiba resigned on 7th September …

Dr. Cherkaoui Roudani The world is entering an era where conflict is no longer an exception but has become a permanent thread running through international relations. In this sense, the contemporary global order is not merely in transition; it is tilting into a zone of turbulence where regional …