Geopolitics

There is no doubt that Erdogan’s mismanagement of the economy has been the driving force behind popular discontent. In Sunday’s local elections, the Turkish people voted with their pockets. The parliamentary and presidential elections last May were far from fair. The winner could have been the popular mayor …

Eng. Saleem Al Batayneh The economic crisis in Jordan has reached a critical point, and it is high time we acknowledge the flaws in the country’s economic management. Jordan has become an unproductive rentier economy, heavily reliant on debt and sustained by loans and aid just to stay …

The former president is considering around a dozen contenders, though the list is in flux. One contender Trump has viewed in that light is Vance, whom he called a “fighter” at a rally earlier this month. “I would be interested in doing it if he asked me, but …

Dr. Shehab Al Makahleh For the past six months, Jordan has been facing the aggression against Gaza, and it has spared no effort in supporting the people of Gaza, confronting the aggression and the Israeli narrative. Jordan has provided humanitarian, political and diplomatic aid, taken measures against the …

“I don’t want to scare anyone, but war is no longer a concept from the past,” said Polish prime minister. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned that Europe is in a “pre-war era” but still has a “long way to go” before it’s ready to face the threat …

Israeli prime minister has until Monday to abide by a court ruling curtailing subsidies for ultra-Orthodox men. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing a coalition crisis and a Monday deadline over drafting ultra-Orthodox Jews into the military, as the war in Gaza rages on and deepens the …

Alex Adkins Despite the apparent policy gulf between the two presidential candidates, both harbor nearly identical protectionist instincts. The 2024 presidential contest is already in general election mode, as President Biden and former President Trump, barring a health scare, have forced a rematch from 2020. Voters are re-evaluating …

Ethan Brown Wartime environmental damage is devastating, but creating a poorly defined crime just to stick the overworked ICC on Israel is simply one-sided propaganda. After the U.S. military destroyed millions of acres of Vietnamese forests and farmland by spraying tactical herbicides in the Vietnam War, the international …

The administration says there’s no daylight between her and the president’s Israel stances. Harris’ comments have come against the backdrop of two fraying relationships: the one shared by the U.S. and Israel and the one the president has with his base of supporters angry over the conduct of …