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 wake of President Trump’s recent decision to launch a full-scale strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities, the geopolitical axis of the Middle East has shifted dramatically—and perhaps irrevocably. Just over a
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By any measure, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been one of the most consequential figures in modern Middle Eastern history. As Iran’s Supreme Leader for over three decades, his rule has defined the
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The past days have seen a dramatic escalation in the long-standing hostilities between Israel and Iran, culminating in direct missile exchanges and airstrikes that have alarmed the world and raised fears of
This research article contrasts the divergent trajectories of Muslim-majority nations, highlighting the success of Gulf states like the UAE and Saudi Arabia in embracing modernization, economic diversification, and inclusive social policies. In
As President Donald Trump makes his latest tour of the Middle East, a rare opportunity presents itself—one not just of diplomacy, but of lasting human connection. It is a chance to begin