Why the U.S.-Iran war is really about China: how Tehran’s rise, Gulf hedging, and Russian backing reshaped Washington’s strategy.
Afghan women judges face grave Taliban threats yet remain excluded from protection schemes, exposing failures in global humanitarian systems and asylum aid.
Hezbollah’s 2024 leadership crisis and survival face new limits in 2026, as war, losses, and pressure test its narrative, legitimacy, and resilience.
Ceasefire in Iran masks failed regime change as hardliners rise, IRGC gains power, and conflict reshapes regional dynamics.
UAE shifts from omni-alignment to strategic diversification, leveraging flexible alliances, tech, and energy policy to secure autonomy amid Gulf instability.
Hezbollah’s 2024 leadership crisis and survival face new limits in 2026, as war, losses, and pressure test its narrative, legitimacy, and resilience.
Why the U.S.-Iran war is really about China: how Tehran’s rise, Gulf hedging, and Russian backing reshaped Washington’s strategy.
Israel–Iran conflict escalates as AI-driven Israeli air defences face strain from Iran’s saturation missile tactics and evolving warfare.
Afghan women judges face grave Taliban threats yet remain excluded from protection schemes, exposing failures in global humanitarian systems and asylum aid.
For the first time in almost six decades, intellectuals are engaged in an open conversation about their state, society, and shared future in Syria.
Almond teaches us to appreciate that the political interests of individuals are too complex to fit into Huntington or Said’s grand theories.
Interview with Kurdish poet Abdulla Pashew on Iran war, Kurdish self-determination, political unity, culture, exile, and the future of Kurdish nationalism.
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