Beijing Is Now Where the World Goes
In the span of a single week, Beijing has become host to the leaders of both the US and Russia. It is an extraordinary displayRead More »Beijing Is Now Where the World Goes
The Paradox of Washington’s Iran Policy
For seventeen years, Benjamin Netanyahu has predicted the imminent collapse of the Iranian state. He said sanctions would break it. Assassinations would destabilize it. InternalRead More »The Paradox of Washington’s Iran Policy
Seventy-Eight Years On, the Nakba Is Still Unfolding in Gaza
The Nakba was never only about 1948. It was about displacement becoming permanent, exile becoming inherited and Palestinian loss becoming normalized. Seventy-eight years later, asRead More »Seventy-Eight Years On, the Nakba Is Still Unfolding in Gaza
Iran, the UAE, and the Crisis That Divided BRICS
The failure of the BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting in New Delhi was not caused by procedural disagreements or diplomatic miscommunication. It was caused by aRead More »Iran, the UAE, and the Crisis That Divided BRICS
Trump Arrived as a Negotiator. Xi Received Him as a Peer.
President Trump arrived in Beijing carrying the swagger of a dealmaker. He left the impression of a man seeking accommodation from a rival he onceRead More »Trump Arrived as a Negotiator. Xi Received Him as a Peer.
Why Israel Will Fear a Gulf-Iran Rapprochement
The reported Saudi push for a Middle East non-aggression pact with Iran marks a quiet but interesting shift in regional geopolitics, one that could unsettleRead More »Why Israel Will Fear a Gulf-Iran Rapprochement
The UAE–Israel Alliance Comes Out of the Shadows
The Iran war has stripped away one of the Middle East’s last remaining illusions: that the Abraham Accords were primarily about peace. The normalization effortsRead More »The UAE–Israel Alliance Comes Out of the Shadows
Another Virus, The Same Global Vulnerabilities
Although the hantavirus outbreak is not the beginning of another Covid-19 pandemic, the world should not mistakenly dismiss it as an isolated maritime incident.Read More »Another Virus, The Same Global Vulnerabilities
The Cost of America’s Forever Wars
For more than two decades, the US has been engaged in various conflicts. From the deserts of Iraq to the mountains of Afghanistan, from droneRead More »The Cost of America’s Forever Wars
Sexual Violence and the Invisible Suffering of Palestinians
Amidst the destruction and rising tallies of casualties and displacement, a disturbing dimension of the Palestinian crisis is coming to light. Documented accounts detail severeRead More »Sexual Violence and the Invisible Suffering of Palestinians
The Road to Trump’s Beijing Summit Runs Through Tehran
The unspoken reality hanging over this week’s summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Beijing is that the road to Beijing now runs throughRead More »The Road to Trump’s Beijing Summit Runs Through Tehran
Nepal’s Democratic Reset or Another Cycle of Disillusionment?
When Balendra Shah swept Nepal’s 2026 elections on the back of a Gen Z wave, the moment felt less like an ordinary democratic transition andRead More »Nepal’s Democratic Reset or Another Cycle of Disillusionment?