Why the Ahmadinejad Plot Was Destined to Fail
The most revealing part of modern regime-change politics is not that powerful states still attempt it. It is that they no longer even pretend toRead More »Why the Ahmadinejad Plot Was Destined to Fail
Why Iran’s Uranium Matters More Than a Bomb
The most heavily guarded substance in the Middle East today is not oil, territory or even missiles hidden in mountain tunnels. It is a stockpileRead More »Why Iran’s Uranium Matters More Than a Bomb
Why Sudan Bleeds in Silence
In a world saturated with images of war, some tragedies still manage to disappear in plain sight. Sudan is one of them. While global attentionRead More »Why Sudan Bleeds in Silence
Modi’s Politics of Not Taking Questions
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s foreign visits have become a defining feature of India’s current diplomatic posture. From Europe to the Gulf and Asia, these tripsRead More »Modi’s Politics of Not Taking Questions
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
Britain’s Problem Is Bigger Than Keir Starmer
Britain is beginning to look less like a stable parliamentary democracy and more like a country trapped in permanent political transition. Prime ministers arrive promisingRead More »Britain’s Problem Is Bigger Than Keir Starmer
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