In Support of the UAE: A Time for Unity, Respect, and Commitment
In times of uncertainty and external threats, nations are tested not only by the strength of their institutions but also by the unity and loyalty of those who live within their borders....
Iran derails neighbors’ de-escalation efforts
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Wednesday traveled to Riyadh, where Saudi Arabia hosted a meeting of foreign ministers from Arab and Islamic countries to discuss the US-Israeli war against Iran. The...
Strong cyber defenses critical in modern warfare
The nature of modern warfare has shifted, transforming the way governments perceive and pursue national security. The ongoing war involving Iran, Israel and the US offers a clear illustration of how contemporary...
Regimes are ousted from within, but the US and Israel must not let up...
Trump and Netanyahu now allow that their confidence in the Iranian people rising up when the bombings stop may be misplaced. But they cannot end this...
Israeli invasion would punish Lebanon, reward Hezbollah
Lebanon and the Lebanese people have been here before. Israel has been here before too. Believe it or not, the Iran-aligned Hezbollah militia has also been here before, cornered and struggling for...
The Iran war and the alleged plot against China
Merchants of rumors and conspiracy theorists, much like merchants of war, feed off people’s fears and anxieties.
With the first shot fired in the current Middle East conflict, a...
Why the Arab world must avoid the Iran-Israel trap
The escalating confrontation between the US, Israel and Iran is being framed in much of the international discourse as a battle between opposing camps: one defending stability and deterrence, the other resisting...
Hiding the truth could spell disaster for region
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appears to have little patience for questions that do not conform to his preferred style of declaring unsubstantiated victories, whether against South Americans or in the Middle...
As Middle East conflict rages, India confronts security challenges
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Israel late last month, just when US-Iran talks were taking place in Geneva. Over the previous days, the US had mobilized a formidable armada in the...
Why Mojtaba Khamenei was chosen to succeed his father
Mojtaba Khamenei would not have become the supreme leader of Iran had his father, Ali Khamenei, died naturally. The prevailing custom in Shiite “scientific hawza” (seminaries) — whether in Najaf, Karbala, Qom...