This Israeli government thrives on provoking the global community
Some prefer to hear the good news first, others the bad, but does it really matter? The good news about the Israeli government is that it no longer tries to hide its...
Trains and talks: Turkiye’s dual track in Ukraine war
Since the onset of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Ukraine’s airspace has been closed and its roads have been unsafe for travel. Thus, trains have become the primary means of...
Forcing an end to the Gaza war
Negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza have so far not amounted to a renewed cessation of hostilities. Israel wants the hostages back, while refusing to commit to ending the war. US envoy...
The US-China trade war’s consequences for agriculture
The trade war initiated by the Trump administration, particularly focused on China, has sparked widespread debate about its implications for various sectors, especially agriculture. As tariffs have been imposed on numerous goods,...
Africom’s demotion sends a signal: Africa must buckle up
US Gen. Michael Langley’s blunt declaration at the African Lion 2025 military exercise — “There needs to be some burden sharing” — resonates less as a strategic evolution and more as polite...
Meeting challenges, creating opportunities, sharing prosperity
Participants at the first Association of Southeast Asian Nations-China-GCC economic forum in Kuala Lumpur last week recognized the importance of strengthening cooperation to promote development goals and safeguard regional peace and prosperity.
Born in the USA and why soon that may not matter
There is a scene in the hysterically funny 2009 movie “In the Loop” in which the bellicose US military attache Lt. Gen. George Miller, played by the late James Gandolfini, accosts Malcolm...
Where culture connects, understanding grows and diplomacy finds ground
Ships at sea, planes in the sky, data streams everywhere — today’s world runs on exchange and motion. And while diplomacy has long been at the heart of such connections, it has...
Golden Dome: The next theater of strategic conflict?
US President Donald Trump unveiled his long-promised missile defense shield initiative in early 2025, codifying what was then known as the “Iron Dome for America” through an executive order shortly after returning...
Europe’s rude awakening on confronting Israel
European leaders are undergoing what can only be described as a rude awakening as they wrestle with how to respond to the devastating conflict raging in Gaza and the surge of anti-Israel...