Five Years of Taliban Failure
Five years after marching back into Kabul, the Taliban has managed something strange. Governance through pure stagnation. Back in August 2021, the world gotRead More »Five Years of Taliban Failure
Hamas: You Can’t Bomb an Ideology Away
By Daniel Frost The idea that Hamas has been entirely wiped off the map makes for a convenient political talking point, but it fallsRead More »Hamas: You Can’t Bomb an Ideology Away
Iran After Khamenei
Iran is undoubtedly moving into a new chapter of its post 1979 history, but calling it a third republic misses the real story here. TheRead More »Iran After Khamenei
Anti-Muslim Smears in U.S. Politics
The pattern repeats every election cycle. A candidate like Abdul El Sayed in Michigan, or Zohran Mamdani in New York, gets on the ballot, andRead More »Anti-Muslim Smears in U.S. Politics
India-Pakistan: A Dangerous Peace Without Dialogue
There’s an old saying that you can choose your friends, but you can’t choose your neighbors. India and Pakistan seem determined to test just howRead More »India-Pakistan: A Dangerous Peace Without Dialogue
Washington’s Ukraine Strategy Has a Missing Piece
Washington is discovering the hard way that shuttle diplomacy can’t force an end to the war in Ukraine just by leaning on the immediate combatants.Read More »Washington’s Ukraine Strategy Has a Missing Piece
The AI Cold War: Washington Wants the World to Choose Sides
The digital iron curtain is dropping, and Washington wants the rest of the world to fall in line behind it. According to a leaked StateRead More »The AI Cold War: Washington Wants the World to Choose Sides
Hormuz and the ASEAN Survival Test
When the Strait of Hormuz effectively locked down under missile fire back in March 2026, global media immediately turned its gaze toward Indonesia. The rupiahRead More »Hormuz and the ASEAN Survival Test
The UN Report: Inside the Afghan Taliban’s Terror Web
By Adam Reed | International Affairs Analyst The latest UN Security Council monitoring report basically demolishes whatever diplomatic illusions were still hanging around about theRead More »The UN Report: Inside the Afghan Taliban’s Terror Web
The West Knows China’s Power. Does It Understand China?
By Daniel Frost | Foreign Affairs Columnist Sun Tzu wrote, know the enemy and know yourself, and in a hundred battles you will never beRead More »The West Knows China’s Power. Does It Understand China?
Beyond Washington: The Rise of the Mecca Pact
By Adam Reed | International Affairs Analyst The signing of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement between Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan on August 7,Read More »Beyond Washington: The Rise of the Mecca Pact
Gaza Needs Action, Not Solidarity
By Daniel Frost | Foreign Affairs Columnist There’s a line from novelist Lois McMaster Bujold that keeps coming to mind lately, that the deadRead More »Gaza Needs Action, Not Solidarity