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Protecting Oil, Producing Instability: Washington’s Failed Energy Strategy in the Middle East
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (561+ words) From energy guardian to conflict multiplier The traditional American narrative presents instability as a regional phenomenon and US military power as an external force containing it. Yet sanctions, military deployments, arms transfers, and support for particular actors are not neutral…...
After Iran, Is Israel Now Targeting Turkey? Ankara Quickly Moves to Hedge Itself
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (1059+ words) Israel’s strategy in the Middle East is changing: the country is shifting from a targeted response to threats to a systemic containment of all regional players capable of challenging it. After Iran, Turkey has come into focus. Once allies, Turkey…...
The Iran War and the Erosion of US Global Primacy
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (89+ words) The Iran War has exposed the limits of US military power and weakened its credibility as a global security provider, accelerating the erosion of US-led unipolarity while reinforcing the emergence of a more competitive and multipolar international order. The Limits…...
The causes and risks of the idea of establishing 'Southern Turkestan' in Afghanistan
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (392+ words) Under the conditions of power monopoly in Afghanistan, the proposal of ideas such as ‘Southern Turkestan’ can become a platform for foreign intervention, ethnic polarization, and further disintegration of national cohesion. This project could also serve as a tool for…...
America's Middle East Gamble: Less Military, More Power
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (376+ words) Washington is changing some of its most reliable military partnerships in the Middle East because it believes states, markets, and diplomacy can deliver what American troops and Kurdish proxies increasingly cannot. The significance of the SDF’s dissolution is therefore larger…...
Is Europe’s 'Competitiveness Man' causing division in Europe?
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (345+ words) Mario Draghi’s new think tank, born out of frustration with Brussels, excludes Central Europe while giving a prominent place to business interests linked to the United States. The group came to life as a result of increasing frustration at the…...
Saudi Arabia and the UAE Are No Longer Building the Same Middle East
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (61+ words) The Mecca defence pact reveals a strategic divergence that could reshape the Gulf. Riyadh is building security partnerships beyond the Arab world, while Abu Dhabi is pursuing a different model of regional power. The Ally Left Outside Riyadh Looks Beyond…...
The Global Farce: How Trump’s Imperial Ambitions Buried U.S. Hegemony in the Strait of Hormuz
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (224+ words) The Donald Trump administration, acting with the peremptoriness of a capricious landlord, has carried to its logical conclusion a policy that many analysts are already calling “imperial suicide.” Loss of Trust: When Allies Turn Away One of the most striking…...
Huntington and the Specter of Civilizations
1+ week, 1+ day ago (297+ words) At a time when the global order is in a state of flux, the 30th anniversary of the renowned yet controversial book The Clash of Civilizations & the Remaking of the World Order becomes a fitting moment for taking stock of things....