U.S. faces a modern Suez-style crisis as Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz, triggering global energy shocks, allied tensions, and rising geopolitical risks.
Israel–Iran conflict escalates as AI-driven Israeli air defences face strain from Iran’s saturation missile tactics and evolving warfare.
U.S. pressure on Syria to target Hezbollah in Lebanon’s Bekaa raises fears of regional escalation, sectarian conflict, and wider Middle East instability.
The best-case scenario – at least for Syria at the moment – might the containment of Hezbollah within a strong Lebanese state.
Operation Epic Fury’s aftermath reshapes Gulf security, markets, and nuclear risk, transforming Iran from containable threat to systemic disorder.
The best-case scenario – at least for Syria at the moment – might the containment of Hezbollah within a strong Lebanese state.
Israel–Iran conflict escalates as AI-driven Israeli air defences face strain from Iran’s saturation missile tactics and evolving warfare.
UK ends 46-year Middle East naval presence, raising strategic, economic, and security challenges amid Iran crisis. Fleet renewal and allies now key.
U.S. pressure on Syria to target Hezbollah in Lebanon’s Bekaa raises fears of regional escalation, sectarian conflict, and wider Middle East instability.
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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