Kushner Says Gaza Reconstruction Will Wait for Hamas Disarmament
Kushner also met Hamas officials on Sunday in a rare direct encounter as Washington seeks to move its Gaza plan forward.
Security
Why Did the Houthis Demolish an Ottoman Martyrs’ Memorial in Yemen?
The Turkish flag flying over the memorial in Yemen has been exceptional in every sense of the word.
Russian Arms to Southeast Asia Remains Outstanding
Although Vietnam’s arms imports from Russia are on the decline, it still relies on Russia, accounting for around 85% of…
Tunisia’s Opposition Faces a Serious Test with Kais Saied
The Kais Saied coup represents a major threat to Tunisia’s democracy, stability, and national unity.
“I Kept Three Copies of My Novels Lest They Get Confiscated”: An Interview with Freed Palestinian Prisoner Esmat Mansour
The message of Palestinian prisoners to the world is that they are political prisoners who seek freedom and that there…
What Is behind Spain’s Changing Position on Western Sahara?
Morocco will never give up its claims on Ceuta and Melilla.
De-Dollarizing Trade: How the Global Trade Finance Gets More Nationalized
China, Russia, and India are leading the efforts to conduct trade in national currencies globally.
Ukraine’s Military Transformation between 2014 and 2022
Ukrainian fierce resistance against Russia has surprised many observers. The story of how this happened goes back to 2014.
Normalizing with the Assad regime, Different Approaches at Different Levels
Although it has not severed its relations with the regime, Jordan has taken positions close to the Syrian opposition over…
Intelligence in the Russia-Ukraine War
Images posted by Ukrainians on social media can be crawled by the Russian Intelligence Service (RIS) and evaluated with intelligence…
Euro-Med Researcher: “Migration Muted in Tunisia”
According to the IOM, 348 people have died or gone missing by the end of February 2022.
The Geopolitics of Russia-Turkey Relations amid the Ukraine War
Eastern Mediterranean, the Black Sea region, and the South Caucasus are areas where Russian and Turkish interests coexist and contest.
Russia-Ukraine War Pushes for New Defense Calculations
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is compelling European countries to rethink their defense spending and security strategies.
Power Politics and Moral Accountability
Russia isnot behaving as the second-rate player Washington envisioned, but as the assertive Eurasian power it has always aspired to…
Foreign Fighters Arrive in Scores to Fight in Ukraine
African countries such as Senegal, Algeria, and Nigeria warned their citizens not to join the Russia-Ukraine war as mercenaries.
Ukraine: The Lesson Japanese Policy-Makers Won’t Learn
Japanese who naively believe that the Americans will always be there for them need to take a long, hard look…
Iran Nuclear Talks: Iran-Russia Cooperation Exempted from U.S. Sanctions
For Iran’s neighbors a search for new security strategies seems to be imminent.
How the Ukraine War Impacts Food Security in MENA
Global food security was unstable even before the conflict due to a rising number of crises and the COVID19 pandemic.
Ukraine is Assad’s New Dilemma
As the war in Ukraine further internationalizes, anti-regime forces in Syria might seize opportunities to re-intensify their insurgency.
