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“Anatomy of expansion”: how the Turkish-Israeli rivalry became a fight over the shape of the region

When the intelligence academy of a leading regional power publishes a report called “The Anatomy of Israeli Expansionism…
The Iran War Is Draining America’s Arsenal—and Testing Its Global Commitments

Melanie Smith The United States can launch a missile in minutes. Replacing it may take years. That gap between the speed…
Central Asia’s Water Crisis Is a Test of Regional Trust

Catherine Markus Water rarely makes headlines until it becomes a source of conflict. In Central Asia, where rivers cross…
France’s Crisis Is Bigger Than the Riots: Debt, Political Fragmentation, and Europe’s Uncertain Future

By Francesca Meloni France’s unrest is not simply a story of burning cars, vandalized shops, or confrontations between d…
Israel, Palestine and the midterms

America’s elections will not change its Israel policy. They may change the Democrats’ A shifting party, a constrained Co…
From Bush and Shamir to Trump and Netanyahu: When Elections Become a Test of the US-Israel Alliance

Maya Berri The relationship between the United States and Israel has long been described as exceptional, built on strate…
Iran and the Gulf: History’s Mistake, Geography’s Dilemma

There are moments when events move faster than politics can understand them. States then become prisoners of the images …
America’s Midterm Elections: Democrats Gain Ground, but Senate Control Remains Uncertain

Henry Baker The November 3 midterm elections are shaping up to be a consequential test of President Donald Trump’s polit…
The Arab Mind Needs a Mirror, Not an Alibi

By Eng. Saleem Al-Batayneh Anyone in the Arab world who still thinks and analyses for a living knows a particular kind o…
The Race for Data: Data Globalization in the Face of Digital Conflict

Dr. Nessrine Mesto-Assaad Imagine you are taking a picture in a small café in Egypt overlooking the Nile River. You keep…
Washington’s Iraq Security Warning: A Cautionary Measure or Political Pressure?

Dana Ennab Washington’s renewed warning against travel to Iraq is more than a routine security advisory. It comes amid a…
The Next Hostage Lies Beneath the Waves

For decades, the Strait of Hormuz has meant one thing: oil. Tehran is now pointing the world’s attention below the surfa…

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