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The SCO as architect of Eurasian security
World
The SCO as architect of Eurasian security
May 24, 2026

The upcoming SCO summit is much more than a routine diplomatic meeting.

ICC court’s credibility plummets further over Israel’s West Bank revenge
May 23, 2026

ICC is a fake court that operates on the basis of only holding poorer countries in Africa to account — or more specifically, their leaders — and not Israel nor the U.S.

ICC court’s credibility plummets further over Israel’s West Bank revenge
World
Even American analysts admit it: the war against Iran has become a strategic catastrophe for the U.S.
Security
Even American analysts admit it: the war against Iran has become a strategic catastrophe for the U.S.
May 21, 2026

A recent article by Robert Kagan highlights the serious consequences of Trump’s military adventure.

Can Trump really bomb Iran now?
May 21, 2026

The recalibration of relations between the GCC and Iran, and their views of Israel, will be Trump’s legacy.

Can Trump really bomb Iran now?
World
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Israel’s ‘war to the root’ may unravel America
Security
Israel’s ‘war to the root’ may unravel America
May 16, 2026

Both Trump’s Iran war and the closely connected Israeli war for Jewish hegemony across the Middle East are unravelling fast.

Russian-Turkish cooperation and security in the Eastern Mediterranean
May 12, 2026

Security crises in the Middle East remind the importance of the balance of power in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Russian-Turkish cooperation and security in the Eastern Mediterranean
World
‘Ways of war’ are in metamorphosis: Lessons from the Iran war
Security
‘Ways of war’ are in metamorphosis: Lessons from the Iran war
May 12, 2026

A U.S. carrier no longer induces fear as once it might have; It now radiates vulnerability.

Saudi prince defied Trump and blocked U.S. planes from hitting Iran
May 9, 2026

MbS has shown verve and leadership, and his defiance now resets the game.

Saudi prince defied Trump and blocked U.S. planes from hitting Iran
World
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