Two very different maritime wars are rewriting some of the oldest assumptions about naval power. In the Black Sea, Ukraine has demonstrated that a country with virtually no conventional fleet can impose
For nearly three years, the front lines of Yemen’s civil war barely stirred. A U.N.-brokered truce, agreed in April 2022, never became a peace deal, but it did something almost as valuable
In our fractured world, the 18th BRICS summit in New Delhi, India, produced something that has become rare in high politics: a long, negotiated text that every member accepted. The New Delhi
In the streets of Tehran, Mashhad, and Isfahan, the chants grow louder: “No to Gaza; no to Lebanon; my life only for Iran.” As of January 2026, Iran’s Islamic Republic faces its
In the evolving landscape of Middle East diplomacy, U.S. President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, unveiled in September 2025, represents a bold attempt to resolve one of the world’s most intractable conflicts.
Iran is in the midst of its largest anti‑government uprising since 2019, driven by economic collapse, anger at clerical rule, and fatigue with the costs of Tehran’s regional adventurism. At the same
When Donald Trump declared that the United States was “locked and loaded” to defend Iranian protesters against their own government, it was vintage Trump: bombast wrapped in moral outrage, broadcast directly on
Pakistan has reportedly inked a $4 billion arms deal with the Libyan National Army (LNA), led by the controversial warlord Khalifa Haftar. This agreement, brokered during a visit by Pakistan’s Chief of
India’s recent diplomatic push into Jordan, Ethiopia, and Oman, with the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit from December 15-18, 2025, reveals a strategic realignment that prioritizes energy security, African influence, and
In the scorched badlands of central Syria, where the ghosts of caliphates past still whisper through the ruins of Palmyra, the United States unleashed Operation Hawkeye Strike on December 19, 2025—a barrage
In the evolving landscape of global power, alliances are not merely diplomatic conveniences but true pillars of national security. As the United States faces rising threats from authoritarian regimes, renewed attention is
Pakistan’s decision to back a United States-drafted United Nations resolution authorizing an International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Gaza – part of President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan – has ignited debate at
Donald Trump’s renewed embrace of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is opening a new era in US-Saudi relations, marked by ambitious security and economic pacts—even as core supporters in the MAGA