Is the US quietly retreating from China confrontation?
If you are not paying attention to the dramatic developments between China and the US, you must understand that something consequential has just taken place.
The US government is...
Iran’s own goal: How Tehran lost the Gulf
A famous proverb states: “It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.”
This can today be applied to Ali...
Turkiye and EU’s ‘Made in Europe’ plan
The EU is scheduled to announce on Wednesday, after seven postponements, its new “Made in Europe” plan. As much as the package has divided the EU and delayed the announcement, concern has...
Pro-Israel lobby groups and American midterm elections
It is often said that US politics is based not on principles but on individual interests and the acquisition of money, power, and influence. That may explain why in the lead-up to...
Should we fear a new Iran?
A new Iran means an Iran different from the one we have known for four decades. Perhaps a modern civilian-led system could emerge. Or it could be the current system but with...
Europe must not abandon its climate ambitions
The EU is widely viewed as the world leader in climate action, a position it has held for the last few decades. Of course, most member states are too small to make...
The conflicting priorities and choices before the world
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket has long been a fundamental maxim of common political wisdom. Recent global and regional developments — all the ambiguity, ad hoc deals and the...
Protecting children and adolescents in the social media age
Childhood in the digital age is under threat. Social media has evolved to become a powerful space shaping the development, behaviors, perceptions, emotions and worldviews of children and adolescents. However, social media...
Ukraine’s Existential Struggle for Freedom and Independence
February 24 marks four years since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine. For the fifth consecutive year, Ukraine has been resisting the invasion, exercising the inherent right of...
The real story behind the Saudi–UAE rift
Many Western commentators, unable to resist a complicated explanation for a simple problem, have offered a whole menu of theories for the recent Saudi-Emirati tensions. Some make for a neat story. Most...