War in Iran a problem for Republicans as midterms loom
While the focus for US President Donald Trump during the Iran war is naturally on avoiding human casualties, what he also needs to consider is the damaging impact it is having on...
The end of Iran as a military power
Although only one week has passed since the outbreak of large-scale war, the imbalance in the balance of power is already undermining the capabilities of Iran’s regime, which had long refused to...
The birth of European nuclear deterrence
French President Emmanuel Macron has just delivered what may prove to be the most consequential European security speech since the Cold War’s end. Drawing lessons from the long cycle of conflicts that...
Iran conflict highlights growing importance of Middle Corridor
The joint US-Israeli air campaign against Iran is only a week old, yet the geopolitical consequences are already being felt. Fighting in the region has shown how vulnerable much-relied-upon trade and transit...
Invading Israel wants a Lebanese civil war
Unconfirmed news has been spreading in Lebanon that Tel Aviv asked the Lebanese government to disband Hezbollah and designate it as a terrorist organization — both its political and military wings —...
A war of choice that is spinning out of control
More than 72 hours after the US and Israel launched what they described as a preemptive strike against Iran, the world is waking up to a grim reality: the Middle East has...
Let us prepare for a new reality
The new war on Iran did not take anyone by surprise. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had openly laid the ground for it. While Netanyahu’s previous regional wars were justified under the...
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...