Fate of the Tehran regime is in its own hands
Ending the nuclear program and stopping external activity could spare Iran foreign intervention that enables internal change by exploiting widespread domestic unrest.
The Iranian regime is facing an existential...
The geopolitical consequences of Iran protests for South Caucasus
The ongoing mass demonstrations in Iran are the largest protests the country has seen in about half a decade. Although this current round of nationwide demonstrations began as a response to the...
Why Somalia drew a line with the UAE
The decision to annul UAE agreements was not abrupt or reckless, but a necessary assertion of sovereignty, constitutional order and national unity.
By any objective...
Discordant voices and the Kingdom’s stances
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to the US was very successful. In addition to securing agreements, he managed to cut the string that bound American arms exports to Israeli preference. President...
Britons should welcome debate, not shut it down
For some time, debate in the UK over immigration has been increasingly reduced to accusations. Too often, those who raise concerns about immigration levels or integration are dismissed as “racist” or “fascist,”...
The demographic battle for East Jerusalem
In the decades-long Palestinian struggle for self-determination, one issue towers above the rest: the fate of Arab East Jerusalem, with the Old City at its heart.
Israel swiftly annexed...
Compromise key to Syrian stability
For those trying to get to grips with the dynamics inside Syria more than a year since Bashar Assad fled the country, recent events in Aleppo, the country’s second-largest city, are arguably...
Rebuilding Gaza begins with people, not concrete
As international debates once again turn to Gaza’s reconstruction, a growing number of planners, scholars and practitioners are warning that merely rebuilding homes and infrastructure will not heal communities shattered by decades...
From the US to Brazil, key polls will reshape the world order
The 2026 global election landscape will be dominated by the US midterms, which could reconfigure Donald Trump’s remaining presidency. However, beyond that major ballot in November, a series of key polls across...
Why the US Capture of Maduro Struck a Hard Blow to the Algiers–Tehran–Hezbollah Axis
The spectacular fall of the Venezuelan dictator fits into a series of hard blows dealt to the so-called “axis of resistance,” self-proclaimed by authoritarian regimes that justify internal repression by...